Swedish Meatballs and Mash Potato

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Ingredients

• Sauce:
• 300ml water
• 2 beef stock cubes (or sub liquid beef stock for water)
• ¼ cup milk of choice
• 1/2tbs butter or dairy free alternative
• 1/2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
• 1tbs cornflour
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Mashed potato:
• 700g potato- peeled and large diced
• 1tbs butter or dairy free alternative
• 3tbs milk of choice
• Salt to taste

Directions

1. Add all ingredients for the meatballs into a bowl or stand mixer and mix together until well combined
2. Roll into 40g balls-approx 12 balls
3. Place peeled and diced potatoes into a large pot and cover with cold water
4. Place pot onto stove and turn heat to high. Salt the water generously
5. Once pot it boiling, turn down to a med/high simmer and cook until potatoes are tender enough to break on the side of the pot when pressed with a fork- approx. 10-12mins
6. While the potatoes are cooking, brown the meatballs on all sides in a pan with olive oil then remove from pan
7. To make the sauce, melt butter in pan with olive oil then add in the cornflour and stir for 1-2minutes
8. Next add in the water/stock and the milk and bring to a boil
9. Add the meatballs back in and simmer in the sauce for 10-12mins until cooked through
10. Season with salt and pepper to taste
11. Once the potatoes are cooked, drain then mash them and add in the remaining ingredients