Meatballs with homemade croquettes

Ingredients for 3 servings:

• 350 g mushrooms, white or brown
• 3 tbsp cranberries
• 500 g minced beef
• 1 onion(s)
• 1 egg(s)
• 1 tsp beef broth
• 2 tbsp breadcrumbs
• 1 tbsp parsley, chopped
• salt and pepper
• Clarified butter, for frying
• 100 ml water
• 200 ml cream
• 2 tsp beef broth
• 200 ml white wine
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 tbsp, strained balsamic vinegar
• 2 tbsp sauce thickener, dark
• salt and pepper
• nutmeg
• 375 g potatoes
• 1 ½ eggs
• 15 g starch flour
• 15 g butter
• salt and pepper
• nutmeg
• some breadcrumbs
• e.g. fat, for frying

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 45 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 45 minutes

Swedish meatballs in white wine cream sauce with croquettes

Meatballs: Peel the onions and dice as small as possible, then mix with the ground meat in a bowl. Add the egg, beef broth, breadcrumbs, and chopped parsley, and season with salt and pepper. Form into small meatballs (approx. 3 cm in diameter). Croquettes: Boil the potatoes, then peel and press them through a potato ricer. Let cool slightly. Heat the butter until melted. Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites. Then mix in the egg yolks, starch, and melted butter. Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Form small croquettes (form small balls, roll them, and lightly press the ends together). Coat them first in egg whites and then in breadcrumbs. Fry the breaded croquettes in hot oil in a deep fryer until golden brown. Sauce: Bring the cream, water, and beef broth to a boil. Add the white wine, honey, and balsamic vinegar and bring back to a boil briefly. Thicken with a sauce thickener and season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Clean and quarter the mushrooms. Fry the meatballs in a little clarified butter in a pan until crispy. Add the mushrooms and fry briefly with the meatballs. Then stir in the sauce and bring everything to a boil. Serve the meatballs with croquettes and lingonberries, garnished with parsley if desired. I recommend lamb’s lettuce with a fresh lemon, oil, and vinegar dressing as a side dish.