Erik Lindqvist

Nordic editor · Stockholm · inspirecipe editorial persona

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Recipes by Erik

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  Swedish · 50 min

  Köttbullar — schwedische Fleischbällchen

  Small, tender meatballs of beef and pork bound with milk-soaked breadcrumbs and a hint of warm spice, pan-fried and folded into a silky cream gravy. Served with mash, lingonberry, and pickled cucumber — the Swedish Sunday plate.

  swedishcomfortweeknight
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  Swedish · 50 min

  Köttbullar — schwedische Fleischbällchen

  Sweden's most famous export after flat-pack furniture: small, tender pork-and-beef meatballs fried until burnished, then served in a silky cream gravy with mashed potato, tart lingonberry jam and quick-pickled cucumber. Köttbullar are weeknight comfort and Christmas-table tradition alike — the magic is in a soft milk-soaked breadcrumb panade and a pan gravy built on the browned fond.

  swedishbeefpork
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  Swedish · 175 min

  Kanelbullar — schwedische Zimtschnecken

  Sweden's most beloved bake and the heart of fika (the coffee break): soft, springy cardamom-scented buns rolled around a buttery cinnamon-sugar filling, twisted or coiled, brushed with egg and topped with crunchy pearl sugar. Kanelbullar are so cherished they have their own national day (October 4th). Lightly sweet, aromatic with cardamom and not too rich, they're the perfect partner to a strong coffee — and the smell of them baking is pure Swedish comfort.

  swedishvegetarianbaking
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  Scandinavian · 2900 min

  Gravlax — skandinavisch in Dill gebeizter Lachs

  The elegant cured salmon of Scandinavia: a fresh fillet buried in a cure of salt, sugar and masses of fresh dill, weighted and left in the fridge for a couple of days until silky, firm and translucent. No cooking, no smoke — just time. Sliced paper-thin and served with a sweet-sharp mustard-dill sauce (hovmästarsås) on dark bread or boiled potatoes, gravlax is a centrepiece of the Nordic smörgåsbord and Christmas table, and astonishingly easy to make at home.

  scandinavianfishcured