{"id":5124,"date":"2016-07-27T17:38:05","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T15:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/?p=5124"},"modified":"2020-06-03T14:34:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T13:34:06","slug":"kottbullar-swedish-meatballs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/kottbullar-swedish-meatballs\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedes Love Their Meatballs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Know-how-to-cook-Swedish-meatballs-How-to-be-Swedish-s-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5176\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Know-how-to-cook-Swedish-meatballs-How-to-be-Swedish-s--600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Know how to cook Swedish meatballs - How to be Swedish\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Know-how-to-cook-Swedish-meatballs-How-to-be-Swedish-s--600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Know-how-to-cook-Swedish-meatballs-How-to-be-Swedish-s--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Know-how-to-cook-Swedish-meatballs-How-to-be-Swedish-s--768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Know-how-to-cook-Swedish-meatballs-How-to-be-Swedish-s-.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have you been to IKEA recently? If you\u00a0had a delicious lunch there together with your partner or children, you probably considered\u00a0ordering some\u00a0healthy like a typically Swedish salmon with potatoes. But then you\u00a0went for\u00a0<em>k\u00f6ttbullar<\/em>\u00a0(meatballs) with fries. Happens to me almost every time.<\/p>\n<p>When you ordered k\u00f6ttbullar, you might have\u00a0pronounced the &#8216;k&#8217; of &#8216;k\u00f6ttbullar&#8217; with\u00a0a &#8216;k&#8217;-sound. The correct version would be\u00a0&#8220;sh\u00f6ttbullar&#8221; instead. Although the waitress said it wrong, too, do better not\u00a0correct her. Unless you want to risk getting\u00a0that one meat ball she dropped on the floor a few minutes ago.<\/p>\n<p>Here how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vzotw1dlmuQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">correctly pronounce k\u00f6ttbullar (video)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Popular Swedish food<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Swedes love their meatballs.<\/strong> This is why you, as a new-Swede, should know how to prepare their national dish. Even though, contrary to many Swedes&#8217; believes, this dish isn&#8217;t even on the Top 10 list on the most popular in Sweden.<\/p><div id=\"hejsw-3808961559\" class=\"hejsw-content-sfa-desktop-and-tablet-1 hejsw-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3eu3RS1\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Book about Sweden - How to be Swedish\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1.png\" alt=\"Book about Sweden - How to be Swedish\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1.png 900w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1-800x600.png 800w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>The most popular dish in Sweden is NOT meatballs. It&#8217;s Spaghetti with k\u00f6ttf\u00e4rss\u00e5s (mincemeat sauce)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Whenever you feel like having Swedish meatballs but don&#8217;t want to go to IKEA and risk spending\u00a0money on furniture and home decoration that you actually don&#8217;t need, remember, you can easily prepare them yourself. No magic. Even I can do it. Here&#8217;s the recipe&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Original Swedish meatballs recipe<\/h2>\n<p>Just follow the steps below and voila, your <a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/swedish-meatballs-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">original Swedish meatballs<\/a> can be served on your IKEA tableware in no time.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<p>For 4\u20136 servings<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>some butter\/oil for the pan<\/li>\n<li>75 g (\u00be cup) white breadcrumbs<\/li>\n<li>500 g (18 oz) ground beef\/pork mixture<\/li>\n<li>250 ml (1\u00bc cup) milk<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>1 onion<\/li>\n<li>salt<\/li>\n<li>pepper<\/li>\n<li>ground allspice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Preparation, in 8 easy steps<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Soak the breadcrumbs in milk, for about 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>In the meantime dice the onion and fry gently in a little butter\/olive oil without browning.<\/li>\n<li>Blend the ground meat mixture with the onion, egg, milk\/breadcrumb mixture and the spices.<\/li>\n<li>Add salt and pepper. Continue blending for about 5-10 minutes.\u00a0Add a little water if the mixture feels too firm.\u00a0Check the taste by test-frying one meatball.<\/li>\n<li>Then shape small meatballs with the aid of two spoons or with your hands \u2013 it\u2019s easier if you smear some butter in your hands to make the raw meatballs stick less. Place on clean plates.<\/li>\n<li>Brown a pat of butter in a frying pan, and as soon as it \u2018goes quiet\u2019 place the meatballs in the pan and let them brown on all sides.<\/li>\n<li>Shake the frying pan regularly.<\/li>\n<li>Fry until meatballs have the desired color.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>What to serve with Swedish meatballs<\/h3>\n<p>Most Swedes serve <em>kokt potatis<\/em>\u00a0(boiled potatoes) or potato pur\u00e9e. But you can also combine it with French fries, egg noodles or Spaghetti. Also, don\u2019t forget to add some raw stirred lingonberries. This makes your plate look more colorful and inviting.<\/p>\n<p>Now that you have prepared and eaten your home-made k\u00f6ttbullar you can consider yourself a step closer to perfected Swedishness &#8211; and apply for a position as chef at IKEA.<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer: No, IKEA didn&#8217;t pay me anything to mention them so often on this blog. Swedes mention IKEA even more often, and they don&#8217;t get paid either.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you been to IKEA recently? If you\u00a0had a delicious lunch there together with your partner or children, you probably considered\u00a0ordering some\u00a0healthy like a typically Swedish salmon with potatoes. 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