Öland and Småland, Sweden
Kroppkakor
Potato dumplings with a pork surprise and a dollop of jam. Sweden knows what it is doing.
100 minTime
13 gProtein each
mildSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original688kcal
13 gprotein
8 gfibre
100minutes
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.
Ingredients
Method
7 steps- 1Boil half the potatoes until soft, peel and mash. Cool completely.
- 2Peel and finely grate the rest of the potatoes. Squeeze in a cloth until very dry.
- 3Mix the raw and mashed potato with the maida and salt into a dough.
- 4Fry the pork belly until crisp and cooked through, add the onion and cook until soft. Season with allspice and pepper and cool.
- 5Divide the dough into 8. Flatten each, put a spoon of filling in the middle and close it into a smooth ball.
- 6Lower into simmering salted water and cook 20 minutes after they float, without letting the water boil hard.
- 7Serve hot with melted butter and lingonberry jam.
Serve it like this
Halve the dumplings to show the filling and serve with a pool of melted butter and a spoon of lingonberry jam.
