Directions

Finnish Meatballs

1. Mix the cream and breadcrumbs in a bowl

2. Chop the onions to fine pieces

3. Add meat and onions to the bowl

4. Add spices

5. Mix very well and add the eggs if you wish (not mandatory, I prefer meatballs without eggs)

6. With watered hands, make about golf ball sized balls of the meatball dough and add them to a baking sheet

7. Bake in the oven, 425 °F, for 15 minutes, until brown. Or add butter to a skillet and fry the meatballs until they are fully cooked.

Finnish Potato Mash

1. Peel the potatoes, chop to equal sized pieces to cook evenly

2. Add potatoes to cold, salted water

3. Boil about 20 min, until the potatoes are cooked

4. Remove the water

5. Add milk and butter, let it sit for a while, especially if milk was cold

6. Mash the potatoes with potato masher, a big fork or any tool (electric mixer can be used with caution, it can easily make the mash glue-like and we don’t want that)

7. Add salt, mix and taste.

Brown sauce

1. Use the same skillet as for the meatballs for extra flavor, add the butter and let it melt

2. Add the flour, mix it and fry it until brown

3. Add water bit by bit, mix all the time to avoid clumps

4. Add salt and other seasoning, taste and add more spices if you wish.