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!