Swedish Meatballs with California Prune Gravy

The juicy and flavourful meatballs combined with the sweet and tangy prune gravy are a match made in culinary heaven. The California Prunes add a unique twist to the traditional recipe and make for an unforgettable dish that will have everyone asking for the recipe!

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INGREDIENTS

  • For the meatballs
  • 300g Minced pork
  • 300g Minced beef
  • 1/2 White onion, finely chopped
  • 1 free-range egg
  • 60g Dried breadcrumbs
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil
  • For the gravy
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme
  • 150g California Prunes
  • 1 pint beef stock
  • 100ml Double cream

DIRECTIONS

 

  1. In a bowl mix, together all the meatball ingredients and shape into meatballs (this will make 16-20 meatballs)
  2. Use an ice cream scoop to get them all the same size.
  3. Place on a baking tray and cook for 15-20 minutes at 170C
  4. Meanwhile to make the gravy, place a pan on a medium heat and cook the onions until soft along with the garlic and thyme
  5. Pour in the beef stock and reduce by 1/3, add the cream and reduce the heat, allow to simmer for a few minutes
  6. When the meatballs are cooked, remove from the oven and add to the gravy with California Prunes
  7. Serve with jacket potatoes and vegetables

AUTHOR

Peter Sidwell

Peter Sidwell

California Prune Board Ambassador Peter Sidwell, is a chef, baker, TV presenter, author, and innovator of all things food related. Peter has been a chef all his working life and over the years has developed a simple, fresh and innovative way of cooking which focuses on the importance of fine ingredients and technical know-how to ensure the best results. Peter has travelled the world cooking, talking and demonstrating his approach and explaining how and why it works so well for all manner of food offerings. Peter works both with chefs, consumers, food producers and retailers to innovate, create process or refine procurement.Working from his new innovation centre in England's beautiful Lake District, Peter and his team create exciting, attractive and mouth-watering new recipes with digital content, showcasing the delicious flavour and versatility of California Prunes.