Swedish home cooking is built around two things this site loves: the cold-water shrimp and salmon of the North Atlantic, and simple, deeply seasoned meat dishes. Here you will find Toast Skagen and the open-faced shrimp sandwich, cured gravlax, meatballs in cream gravy with lingonberries, allspice beef stew and the classic Thursday pea soup.
The bread recipes cover the Swedish coffee break, or fika: cinnamon and cardamom buns, saffron buns for Lucia Day, cream-filled semlor, a sweet orange-scented rye loaf and crisp knäckebröd. Most of the main dishes are served the Swedish way, with boiled or mashed potatoes, lingonberry jam and quick pickled cucumber.
Fika is the Swedish coffee break, and it deserves a good cup. Our Fika Dax designs from Shortsleeve.com put a bright folk-art Dala horse and a steaming cup on the things you reach for at coffee time.
For something sweet, try Sofia's Mocha Swedish Chocolate Balls (chokladbollar) in our dessert section.
Toast Skagen (Swedish Shrimp Toast)25 min total | 4 servingsSweet cold-water shrimp folded into a dill, lemon and crème fraîche dressing and piled on butter-fried toast, topped with roe and fresh dill. Serves 4 as a starter.
Räksmörgås (Swedish Open-Faced Shrimp Sandwich)30 min total | 4 sandwichesThe classic Swedish shrimp sandwich: buttered bread layered with lettuce, sliced egg and a generous pile of cold-water shrimp, finished with mayonnaise, cucumber, lemon and dill. Serves 4.
Gravlax with Mustard-Dill Sauce48 hr 25 min total | 10 to 12 servingsSalmon cured for two days under salt, sugar, white pepper and plenty of dill, sliced paper-thin and served with a sweet mustard-dill sauce. Serves 10 to 12 as a starter.
Jansson's Temptation (Janssons frestelse)1 hr 25 min total | 6 servingsA creamy Swedish potato gratin of matchstick potatoes, softened onions and sweet spiced sprats baked in cream until golden. The star of the Swedish Christmas table. Serves 6.
Swedish Meatballs (Köttbullar) with Cream Gravy55 min total | 4 servings (about 30 meatballs)Small, tender beef and pork meatballs seasoned with allspice and white pepper, browned in butter and simmered in a silky cream gravy. Served with mashed potatoes and lingonberries. Serves 4.
Kalops (Swedish Allspice Beef Stew)2 hr 35 min total | 6 servingsA comforting Swedish beef stew of chuck, onions and carrots slowly braised with whole allspice berries and bay leaves until fork-tender. Served with boiled potatoes and pickled beets. Serves 6.
Biff à la Lindström (Beef Patties with Beets and Capers)35 min total | 4 servings (8 patties)Juicy Swedish beef patties mixed with chopped pickled beets, capers and onion, fried in butter and served with a quick cream pan sauce and potatoes. Serves 4.
Wallenbergare (Swedish Veal Patties)1 hr 2 min total | 4 servingsLuxuriously tender Swedish veal patties made with cream and egg yolks, coated in fine crumbs and fried in butter. Served with mashed potatoes, green peas, lingonberries and browned butter. Serves 4.
Kåldolmar (Swedish Cabbage Rolls)1 hr 45 min total | 6 servings (about 14 rolls)Tender cabbage leaves wrapped around a beef, pork and rice filling, glazed with golden syrup and butter, baked until caramelized and served with cream sauce and lingonberries. Serves 6.
Raggmunk med Fläsk (Potato Pancakes with Pork Belly)55 min total | 4 servingsLacy Swedish potato pancakes made from grated raw potato in a thin batter, fried crisp in butter and served with crunchy fried pork belly and lingonberry jam. Serves 4.
Pytt i Panna (Swedish Hash with Fried Eggs)50 min total | 4 servingsThe Swedish skillet hash: diced potatoes, onion and leftover roast beef or ham fried crisp in butter and topped with fried eggs and pickled beets. Serves 4.
Ärtsoppa (Swedish Yellow Pea Soup with Pork)14 hr 15 min total | 6 servingsThick, hearty Swedish yellow pea soup simmered with pork and onion and seasoned with marjoram and thyme, served with mustard. The traditional Thursday supper. Serves 6.
Hasselback Potatoes1 hr 15 min total | 4 servingsWhole potatoes sliced thinly almost all the way through, basted with butter and roasted until the fanned edges are crisp and the centers creamy, finished with bread crumbs and cheese. Serves 4.
Pressgurka (Swedish Pickled Cucumber)55 min total | 6 servingsPaper-thin cucumber slices pressed with salt and quickly pickled in a sweet vinegar brine with parsley and white pepper. The classic side for Swedish meatballs. Serves 6.
Kanelbullar (Swedish Cinnamon Buns)2 hr 35 min total | About 24 bunsSoft cardamom-scented yeast buns rolled with cinnamon butter, twisted into knots, topped with pearl sugar and baked until golden. The heart of the Swedish coffee break. Makes about 24.
Kardemummabullar (Swedish Cardamom Buns)2 hr 37 min total | About 16 bunsTwisted Swedish yeast buns filled with cardamom butter and sugar, baked golden and brushed with a light syrup and pearl sugar. Fragrant, buttery and not too sweet. Makes about 16.
Lussekatter (Swedish Saffron Buns)2 hr 35 min total | About 20 bunsGolden saffron buns shaped into S-curls with a raisin in each end, baked for Saint Lucia Day on December 13. Soft, buttery and bright yellow. Makes about 20.
Semlor (Swedish Cream Buns)2 hr 42 min total | 12 bunsCardamom buns hollowed out and filled with almond paste and a tall swirl of whipped cream, capped with their tops and dusted with powdered sugar. The Swedish Fat Tuesday treat. Makes 12.
Limpa (Swedish Orange Rye Bread)2 hr 50 min total | 2 loavesA soft, slightly sweet Swedish rye bread flavored with orange zest, fennel and anise seeds and a little molasses. Wonderful with butter, cheese or under a shrimp sandwich. Makes 2 loaves.
Knäckebröd (Swedish Rye Crispbread)1 hr 15 min total | 8 large roundsThin, crunchy Swedish rye crispbread rounds with a hole in the middle, made from rye flour, a little yeast and seeds and baked until crisp. Perfect with butter, cheese and gravlax. Makes 8 large rounds.
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