How To Make Traditional Swedish Potato Dumplings ♥ Kroppkaka 🍴

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Chicken is leaner while ground beef is often more affordable.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil offers healthier fats and margarine is usually cheaper.

Boil potatoes until tender.

Fry bacon in a frying pan with half a tablespoon of oil.

Add chopped onion to the bacon and fry until finished.

Mash the boiled potatoes and add nutmeg, pepper, and a pinch of salt.

Add the egg to the mashed potatoes.

Gradually add flour to the potato mixture and knead until smooth.

Roll the dough into approximately 12 pieces and shape into balls.

Press a hole in the center of each ball and fill with the fried bacon and onion mixture.

Seal the dough around the filling and place on a plate.

Add the dumplings to boiling water and cook for about 15 minutes.

Once they float, cook for an additional 25 minutes at lower heat.

Serve the dumplings with lingonberry jam and sour cream.

Cooking Techniques

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