Nordic style meatballs

Today I bring you a recipe for a very useful dish, which always goes hand in hand with a good bread to dip: meatballs. But this time we will accompany them with a sauce different from the usual one. We are going to make meatballs with a Nordic sauce , which seems to me the best way to debut the new Bra Nordik non-stick frying pan .

This recipe is inspired by Swedish meatballs or Köttbulllar , which is a popular dish in Nordic countries and is usually served accompanied, in addition to the sauce, by mashed potatoes and some slices of cucumber marinated in the Swedish style.

Since olive oil is not traditionally available, meatballs are fried in butter. To make them lighter, we fry them in a little olive oil and do it in the same pan in which we will cook the sauce.

We will take advantage of the great advantages of the Nordik frying pan , which also has a design and colours that I love. They are perfect frying pans for everyday use, because we can handle them very comfortably, nothing will stick to them thanks to their non-stick coating and they help us cook faster, thanks to their excellent temperature distribution. Without a doubt, the Nordik frying pans offer a great quality-price ratio!

Shall we start with the recipe? Well, take note of the ingredients already (below you have the video recipe to follow step by step).

Bra Nordik frying pan

Ingredients

• 450 g minced meat
• 1 small or 1/2 large fresh spring onion
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp ground pepper
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• Salt to taste

For the sauce:

• 25 g butter
• 3 tbsp of wheat flour
• 400 ml of mushroom or vegetable broth
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp mustard
• 200 ml of cooking cream
• salt to taste

Elaboration

For the meatballs:

1. To start, cut or chop the onion (the smaller the better) and also chop the parsley.
2. In a bowl add the meat, onion, parsley, garlic powder, brown sugar, nutmeg, ground pepper, soy sauce and a pinch of salt.
3. Mix well so that everything is integrated and, with your hands or with the help of meatball tongs, form balls of more or less the same size (approx. 16-18).
4. In the Bra Nordik Frying Pan , add a little oil (if you want to make them in the more traditional Nordic style, use butter), and fry the meatballs, turning them to make sure they are cooked on all sides and set them aside covered on a plate or tray.

For the sauce:

1. Clean the pan to remove oil and frying residue, add the butter and let it melt.
2. Next, add the flour and stir until everything is well integrated until the flour is toasted.
3. Add the hot stock little by little and stir well with a whisk or spatula to prevent lumps from forming. Allow to thicken slightly while stirring constantly.
4. Add the mustard and soy sauce and stir until well combined.
5. When it starts to thicken, add the cream, a pinch of salt and stir again to combine everything well.
6. Stir in the meatballs and, if you like, add a little fresh dill and parsley before serving.

Bra Nordik frying pan

You can accompany them with a few spoonfuls of thick mashed potatoes or cooked white rice, and you will have a very complete single dish. And to make them in true Nordic style, serve them with a few slices of cucumber. Enjoy!