One of my favourite Swedish dishes, and probably one of the few Swedish dishes non-Swedes have even heard about, is the famous Swedish meatballs. I’ve seen a few crazy interpretations over the world, but these are quite genuine. 🙂 There’s a crazy twist with these meatballs, and that is that you make them in the… Continue reading Recipe for my homemade Swedish meatballs
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Swedish milk stewed macaronies recipe – stuvade makaroner
Made one of my favourite comfort foods for dinner tonight: fried falukorv (pork sausage from the city of Falun) with milk-stewed macaronies flavoured with nutmeg. I served it traditionally with a side of ketchup and untraditionally with a sprinkle of chopped fresh chives, which I think adds a nice-yet-subtle hint of fresh onionness to the… Continue reading Swedish milk stewed macaronies recipe – stuvade makaroner
Meatballs at Kvarnen
Just got back from a visit to Kvarnen, a classic Stockholm beerhall and restaurant situated on Södermalm. My expectations weren’t that high, but I actually got pleasantly surprised with my meatballs. Swedish meatballs with cream sauce, mashed potatoes, pickled cucumbers and lingonberries. Four out of five meatballs were juicy and tasty, one was dry. Still… Continue reading Meatballs at Kvarnen
Crayfish season
Above: non-traditional crayfish party spread with the addition of moules frites and garlic bread. August in Sweden means (hopefully) dark but warm summer evenings, usually the first chanterelles (at least for me), and first and foremost: kräftor, meaning crayfish. The crayfish season is mainly in August with a couple of jumpstarters in July and then… Continue reading Crayfish season
Creamed mushroom soup with fried chanterelles
August is here, meaning autumn in Sweden is approaching. Fortunately, being in the final month of summer isn’t all sad, as we are able to sample autumn delicacies such as chanterelles. Today we had this delicious little mushroom in a soup and on a sandwich. The soup is actually a mushroom soup topped with fried… Continue reading Creamed mushroom soup with fried chanterelles