Köttbullar (Swedish Meatballs)

Ingredients:

• 500gm ground (minced) beef/pork or mixture
• 250ml (1 1/4 cup) milk
• 75g (3/4 cup) white breadcrumbs
• 1 egg
• 1 onion
• Salt
• White pepper
• ground allspice

Method:

1. Finely dice the onion and sauté gently in a little butter, without browning.
2. Soak the breadcrumbs in milk.
3. Blend the ground meat, preferably in a food processor, with the onion, egg, milk/breadcrumb mixture and the spices to the proper consistency and taste.
4. Add a little water if the mixture feels to firm.
5. Check the taste by test-frying one meatball.
6. Then shape small meatballs with the aid of two spoons and place on water-rinsed plates.
7. Brown a generous pat of butter in a frying pan, and when it "goes quiet" place the meatballs in the pan and let them brown on all sides.
8. Shake the pan often.
9. Serve with potato purée or boiled potatoes, raw stirred lingonberries and you can put gravy as well.