Finnish Meatballs Recipe - Food.com (2024)

• Meatball Ingredients

• 1 lb minced meat
• 3 ounces sour cream or 3 ounces creme fraiche
• 3 big onions
• 2 large eggs
• 1 ¹⁄₂ ounces chopped roasted onions
• 1 tablespoon breadcrumbs
• 1 whole garlic
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 2 tablespoons black pepper

• Sauce Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons butter
• ¹⁄₂ cup wheat flour
• 1 cup demi-glace
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons beef broth (you can get this from the meatballs themselves or from a bullion cube)
• ¹⁄₂ cup heavy cream
• ¹⁄₂ dl vodka

directions

• The meatballs:.
• Preheat oven at 350 F/175°C
• Finely chop the onions.
• Combine the meatball ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
• Mix with your hands.
• Let rest for about 15 minutes.
• Once rested, roll the meat batter into balls. Mine tend to fit nicely in the palm of my hand. I would guess they are about the size of golf balls.
• Place the balls onto a baking sheet with some room to breathe between each of them.
• Cook in the oven for 45 minutes.
• The sauce:.
• Melt butter at a pan and add flour.
• Once a little brown, add demi glace and blend until it's well mixed.
• Add water and beef broth and let it "boil" for about 30 minutes.
• Add cream and vodka.
• The sauce should be a little thick, but not too thick, and definitely not watery.
• Remove the meatballs from the oven, and place them in a big, oven-safe pot or bowl.
• Pour the sauce over the meatballs. The bowl should be deep enough to have all the meatballs inside and no fear of sauce overflowing.
• Replace the container into the oven at a low heat for 10 minutes.
• Dish served with mashed potatoes and lingonberry jam. Very yummy and worth the time to make!