Homemade Swedish Meatballs

Ingredients (30 meatballs)

• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 300gm ground beef
• 250gm ground lean pork
• 3 slices wholemeal bread (processed in food blender till fine)
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tsp ground allspice
• 1 tsp italian mixed herbs
• 1 tsp paprika
• 3 russet potatoes, peeled and sliced
• 2 sachet Swedish meatballs cream sauce mix
• 200ml cooking cream
• chopped fresh parsley for garnishing

Method

1. Heat some oil in pan. Saute onions until soft and translucent. Set aside and let cool.
2. In a large bowl, combine onions, minced meat, breadcrumbs, egg and seasonings. Mix thoroughly. Cover and chill in fridge for at least 30 mins.
3. Shape mixture into 30 round balls. Heat some oil in a medium saucepan. Add in meatballs, in batches, fry until evenly brown. Drain well on kitchen paper.
4. Meanwhile steam sliced potatoes till soften. Prepare cream sauce mix according to package. 
5. Serve meatballs with gravy, steamed potatoes and lingonberry jam.