Svenska köttbullar

Wow,

I honestly didn’t think it would take this long to actually get in here and blog about the Swedish meatballs I made.  Well now I have time, a drink, and The Black Keys playing in the background so nothing should stand in my way!

The Recipe:                                         For 8:

2 lbs ground beef                                                           About 4 lbs ground beef

4 tbsp onion (dried or fresh)                                            8 tbsp onion (or to taste)

2 tsp salt                                                                        4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper (go easy on it)                                        1 tsp pepper (again, easy on it)

1 tsp all spice                                                                 2 tsp all spice 

1 cup of milk                                                                  2 cups of milk

3 pieces of bread (without crust)                                     7 pieces of bread (again without crusts)

What you wanna do...

Okay, so take all the stuff from above, excluding the bread and milk, and mix it into a big bowl like so...

With that done, take the bread and soak it in the milk, it doesn't take long.  Then add to the above stuff in the bowl. 

Roll into balls.

Butter skillet, or use oil (olive or vegetable) for those who don't like butter.  Add a little water, and let simmer until the meatballs are browned and completely cooked through. 

After that, add fixin's...

I gotta say that these turned out quite well, but I think I'd have used a pinch more all spice, just my opinion though.  As for the fixin's shown above, that's Lingonberries, and homemade senap (Swedish mustard).  As for the recipe for the mustard, check back latter, I may just put it up :D  

Then there were some boiled potatoes and a nice green salad with your choice of beverage.  I went with a bottle of the Yellow Tail Cabernet/Merlot mix, it was quite good. 

With that said, I'm not sure what will be up here next.  

Bo full vänner!

Steaks That Don't Need Sauce

Sorry it took so long....


I didn't cook this time, and sadly I didn't even really help.  Wait, I take that back, I set the table and opened the wine ;D


Mark cooked last Wednesday, but a good meal is a good meal, so I decided to include the simple recipe that resulted in deliciousness. 


Salad:


Romaine lettuce (Enough for 10 people)
1 Red Pepper
5 Carrots
Broccoli

Ingredients can vary, but this worked well for all of us. 


Side Dishes:


Green beans with bacon and toasted almonds

Entree:


Montreal Seasoned Steak


Take whatever steak you like and lightly season with McCormick Montreal Steak Seasoning. 

 (Note: This is not lightly seasoned, but it tastes great regardless.)

Cook the in skillet of your choosing to a rarity of your choosing. 

Final Product:

The wine is optional, but highly recommended.  

Dessert:

Cookies 'n Cream ice cream.

Obviously more than just ice cream.  I was bold enough to add chocolate sauce and candy rocks.  Might look like a mess, but it tastes great.  

So there you have it.  Quite an easy meal, with minimal prep work required.  You can cook the steaks to whatever rarity you like, you can add or subtract ingredients from the salad if you like too. The seasoning should definitely be tried seeing as how you really don't need anything but the seasoning. The meal as a whole was amazing, and I thank Mark for cooking.  

There will be more to come after this coming Wednesday.  

I'm cooking and I'll be going back to the Swedish cooking again.  

Bo full vänner!

And So It Begins... Swedish Style!

Hej alla!


The inaugural run of Awesome Sauce is here and I decided to begin with something easy.  It's easy to make, and easy to take pictures of.  I also think it's worth mentioning that simply taking pictures of food is no fun since you can't eat my pictures.  So, with that said, I will be including recipes when available and descriptions.  In this world of growing attention deficit, no one seems to have time to read things, so the descriptions will be brief.  Also keep in mind that I'm new to this food bloggy stuff, so be nice, unless you can't, then just be you.


Without further ado, Swedish pancakes, or Svenska pannkakor...


The Recipe:               Double It:
3 eggs                          6 eggs
4 Tbsp flour                 8 Tbsp flour
2 Tbsp sugar               3 Tbsp sugar (not too sweet now)
1 Cup mik                    2 Cups milk
1/4+ tsp salt                 1/2 tsp salt


Some Direction:

1. Mix ingredients together in a large mixing bowl, and beat with an electric mixer until there are no lumps. (Seriously, lumps = bad. Well it won't necessarily spell disaster, but just strive to have no lumps :D )

2. Turn on skillet to medium heat (~350 or so should be fine.)

3. Butter the skillet.  (It's important to do this in between pours as well to avoid ugly looking pancake messes.)

4. Pour a thin layer into the skillet.  (Just enough to cover the bottom, remember: thin is the goal.)

5. Cook until lightly browned. (Like so...)

  

6. Flip. (One flip should be fine, but be patient if you flip too soon they will fall apart easier. Don't worry too much though, you'll get the hang of it eventually.)

7. Serve. (See Below)

It should be noted that your first pancake out of the skillet is usually the trickiest, so if it comes out all wonky, don't worry, it happens to me all the time.  

The extra components above are just serving suggestions.  The sausage is Hormel, and it adds a contrasting salty taste to the sweet pancakes.  The lump of stuff on the pancake is Lingonberries.  They're quite good and available at Ikea I believe.  The rest is up to you!

Bo full vänner!

Hello & About

Hello all,

It would appear that my borderline obsession with taking pictures of the food I eat before I eat it has been noticed by those around me. With that said, I will be using this blog to post pictures of those many things that I eat/cook/bake/you get the idea, so that everyone may see. My hope is that this will also encourage me, and those I cook with, to try new and exotic foods to help make this blog more interesting. At the very least though, it will have pictures, so you can just blindly stare at everything if you like. (I don't want this to be a whole bunch of reading, except for this first part I guess.) So with all that said, I will be posting pictures with descriptions beginning this new year.

I hope anyone who views this enjoys,

~~David~~