Baking · Finnish

Grandmother's meatballs (Isoäidin lihapullat)

Name: Grandmother's meatballs (Isoäidin lihapullat)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 14 servings
Cuisine: Finnish
Ingredients: 1 dl (100 g) Valio Keittiön sour cream (kermaviili); 0.5 dl breadcrumbs; 1 large onion; 1 tbsp Valio Oivariini® spread / butter blend; 400 g low-fat ground beef; 1 egg; 1 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp paprika powder; 0.5 tsp black pepper; 0.5 tsp allspice; pinch of white pepper; 1 can (2.5 dl) Valio cooking cream Three Onions (ruokakerma Kolme sipulia); 1 dl water; 0.25 beef and root vegetable bouillon cube; black pepper from a mill; 1.5 tbsp dark sauce thickener powder (gravy granules); ketchup; 1 can (3.3 dl) Valio creamy brown sauce (kermainen ruskea kastike)

Grandmother's meatballs are flavored with allspice, which has traditionally been used in Finland for cooking as well as baking. After all, allspice is also a key flavor in gingerbread. You can make the gravy yourself or use Valio creamy brown sauce.

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Machine-translated, original language: Suomi.

Prep 40 min Cook 15 minTotal 55 minInspired by valio.fi

Method

1
Start making the meatballs by mixing the sour cream and breadcrumbs together. Let swell for about 10 minutes.
2
Finely chop the onion, and sauté in Oivariini spread in a pan until soft.
3
Combine all the ingredients. Mix the meatball mixture until smooth.
4
Shape the mixture into meatballs with water-moistened hands. The mixture makes 20 medium-sized or 14 large meatballs.
5
Fry the meatballs in Oivariini spread in a pan, or bake on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper at 250 degrees for about 15 minutes or until cooked through.
6
Make the gravy yourself according to the instructions below, or use ready-made Valio creamy brown sauce.
7
Measure the cream, water, and a quarter of the bouillon cube into a saucepan or into the frying pan used for frying the meatballs (do not rinse the flavors away). Bring to a boil.
8
Add the thickener powder, let boil for 1 min, stirring. Season with pepper.
9
Finally, add finely chopped parsley and enjoy with the meatballs.

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