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Svenska Kottbullar - Swedish Meatballs

Svenska Kottbullar - Swedish Meatballs recipe, eat well on universal credit

She saw a post on Facebook about a bag of Swedish Meatballs at a well known frozen foods store. Clearly I immediately went out a bought them, not……

Ingredients:-

50g of Breadcrumbs (Gluten free for us)
120ml of Milk (Lactose free for us)
2 Tbsp of Ground Cashew Nuts
500g of mixed Pork & Beef mince
1 Onion, finely diced
2 Tbsp of Dairy free Margarine
1 Egg, beaten
1 Tbsp of Brown Sugar
¼ Tsp of Ground Nutmeg
¼ Tsp of Ground Allspice
1/8 of a Tsp of Ground Ginger
3 Tbsp of Cornflour
60ml of Chicken Stock
200ml of Beef Stock
A handful of fresh chopped Parsley, to garnish
Salt & Pepper to season

Method:-

(1) Mix the Breadcrumb with the combined Milk and Ground Cashew Nuts.
(2) Allow the Breadcrumbs to absorb the liquid for 10 minutes.
(3) In a frying pan add a little Margarine and gently fry the Onion until softened.
(4) Remove and set aside.
(5) Mix the Mince with the Egg, Sugar, Nutmeg, Allspice, Ginger and season with Salt & Pepper.
(6) Add the cooled Onions and mix in the Breadcrumbs.
(7) Form into small Meatballs.
(8) Fry with a little Margarine gently until browned on all sides.
(9) Place the meatballs in an ovenproof tray and pour over the Chicken Stock.
(10) Cover with foil and place in a pre-heated oven at 160c for 20 minutes.
(11) Remove and set aside, covered to keep warm.
(12) Add the juices from the oven tray to a pan over a low heat and whisk in the Cornflour until smooth.
(13) Whisk in enough Beef stock to form a sauce, continuing to whisk until thickened.
(14) Season the sauce with Salt & Pepper to taste.
(15) Pour the Sauce over the Meatballs to serve and garnish with Parsley.

We served outs over a bed of Gluten free Spaghetti.
 
These we not as firm as the version we’re both familiar with. But they were superb. As Long COVID has left Sue with the additional ‘Fun’ of Lactose Intolerance we’re having to modify recipes to avoid Milk and it’s derivatives as well as Gluten.

 

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Yemeni Kebda Recipe



We’ve been playing at Around The World for £4 Or Less again. We’re having a bit of trouble with a nation beginning with “X” So we moved on to The Republic of Yemen for “Y”

This dish is traditionally served for Breakfast with poached or scrambled Egg, we’re guessing they’re not big on lunch in The Yemen – this was a very well flavoured and filling meal!

Ingredients:-

1 Sheep Liver, chopped
1 Red & 1 Green Bell Pepper, chopped
1 Onion, chopped
1 Tomato, chopped
1/2 cup Tomato Puree
¼ tin of  chopped Tomatoes
2-3 Red Chillies
1 tsp. Hawaij Spice mix (See below)
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
2 tbsp. Oil
1/4 tsp. Salt
An Egg each

Ingredients for the Hawaij Spice mix:-

2 tbsp Cumin Seeds
1 tbsp Caraway Seeds
1 tbsp Coriander Seeds
1 1/2 tbsp Ground Turmeric
1 1/2 tbsp Black Peppercorns
2 tbsp Cardamom  Pods


Method for the spice mix:-


(1) Lightly toast the Cumin, Caraway and Coriander seeds over medium heat for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
(2) Grind all the ingredients once cooled in a coffee grinder or food processor.

Method:-

(1) Fry the Onions in Oil over medium-high heat. When the Onions start to brown, add the Garlic and Chilli. Cook for about 30 seconds until the Garlic is fragrant.
(2) Add in the chopped Liver and brown this on all sides.
(3) Add the tomato Puree, chopped Tomatoes, Hawaij, and salt. Mix together and cook until the Liver is nearly cooked through, about 15-20 mins.
(4) At the end, add in the Bell peppers and cook for a few minutes more, until the Peppers are  cooked through.
(5) Fry an Egg and serve over your Kebda

You might want to serve with a little toasted bread, but we really didn’t think it needed it.

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