Mini Swedish meatballs with cranberry sauce

4.00 (3)
⏱ 30 mins 🍽 Serves 6 🌶 scandinavian ✅ Easy 🏷 Main course

These flavourful Scandinavian canapes feature seasoned pork mince meatballs with allspice and breadcrumbs, pan-fried until cooked. They are ready in just 30 minutes, making them ideal for summer entertaining. Serve the mini meatballs with a bowl of cranberry sauce or jelly for dipping, alongside other classic smorgasbord accompaniments.

Mini Swedish meatballs with cranberry sauce

Ingredients

  • 300g pork mince
  • 50g fresh white breadcrumb
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped or grated onion
  • 1/2 tsp ground allspice
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • cranberry sauce or jelly, to serve

Method

  1. Combine the pork mince, fresh white breadcrumb, egg yolk, grated onion and ground allspice in a bowl with seasoning.
  2. Mix the ingredients thoroughly and shape the mixture into roughly 20 small meatballs.
  3. Warm the olive oil in a frying pan.
  4. Cook the meatballs in two separate batches, browning them on all sides until fully cooked through.
  5. Present the meatballs with a bowl of cranberry sauce or jelly for dipping.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories43 kcal
Fat2 g
Saturates1 g
Carbs2 g
Protein3 g
Sodium28 mg

Recipe details

Skill levelEasy
CategoryMain course
Cuisinescandinavian