Kötbullar (Swedish Meatballs)

Kötbullar is Swedish for meat balls, and Swedish meat balls are quite similar to Danish meat balls, but there some subtle differences.

Ingredients:
- 2 dL (0.8 cup) grated bread
- 4 dL (1.6 cup) cream
- 2 large onions, finely diced
- oil
- 840 g (1.8 lbs) finely ground 70/30 beef/pork
- 2 eggs
- salt
- pepper

The bread was grated and soaked in the cream.

The onions were finely diced and fried in oil till translucent.

The cream-soaked bread crumbs (and the cream) was stirred into the ground meat. Then was added salt, pepper, the lightly fried onion and the eggs. The mixture was worked till homogeneous (hard to stir as it was rather thick, so using the hands was better). Then it was shaped into little balls and fried in a pan.

Served with boiled potatoes and cucumber salad.

These kötbullar were quite good - but not quite like the ones you get at Ikea. Now I wonder which is more traditional...