Swedish Cranberry Meatballs

Make Scandinavian-style meatballs flecked with fruit and serve with a lingonberry dip

• Cooking Time Prep 20 mins
  Cook 15 mins
• Skill Level Easy
• Servings Makes 25

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  69

• Protein

  4g

• Carbs

  3g

• Fat

  4g

• Saturates

  2g

• Fibre

  0g

• Sugar

  3g

• Salt

  0g

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp sunflower oil
• 1 onion, finely diced
• ½ tsp ground mace
• 500g minced beef
• 100g dried cranberries
• 1 egg yolk
• cranberry or lingonberry sauce, to serve

Directions

1. Heat half the oil in a saucepan. Add the onion and cook gently until soft, then add the mace and cook for 1 min more. Cool.
2. Put the mince into a bowl with the cooled onion, cranberries, egg yolk and plenty of seasoning. Mix well with your hands, then shape into walnut-sized balls. Chill for at least 10 mins or up to 2 days.
3. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Pour the remaining oil into a baking tray and roll the meatballs in it to coat. Bake for 20 mins until cooked through. Serve hot with the berry sauce for dipping.

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