Sweden: Recipes and Cuisine

Typical Swedish Dishes

Appetizers

Fyllda Skinkrulader (Filled ham rolls)
Gravlax (Cured salmon)

Salads

Krabsallad (Crab salad)
Morots och Äpplesallad (Carrot and apple salad)

Soups and Stews

Ärtsoppa (Pea soup)
Köttsoppa (Meat soup)
Ölsupa (Bread and sausage soup)
Spenatsoppa (Spinach soup)

Poultry

Kokt Höns (Chicken in white wine)
Stekt Gås (Roast goose)
Stekt Kyckling (Roast chicken)

Meats

Blodpudding (Black sausage)
Frikadellar (Meat dumplings)
Kalops (Beef stewed with cranberries)
Korvgryta (Sausage and potato casserole)
Köttbullar (Swedish meatballs)
Slottstek (Pot roast)
Ugnstekt Kotlettrad (Gingered pork loin)

Fish and Seafood

Gravlax (Cured salmon)
Inlagd Sill (Pickled herring)
Sillbullar (Fried herring balls)
Stuvad Fisk (Sweet-sour trout)

Vegetables and Beans

Fläsk och Bruna Bönor (Pork rinds and brown beans)
Hasselback Potatis (Hasselback potatoes)
Janssons Frestelse (Baked potatoes and anchovies)
Kåldomar (Cabbage rolls)
Rårakor (Potato pancakes
Rödbetor (Pickled beets)
Rotmos (Mashed potatoes and turnips)
Småländska Raggmunkar (Potato pancakes)
Stuvad Potatis (Creamed potatoes)
Stuved Blomkål (Creamed cauliflower)

Breads and Grains

Knäckebröd (Hardtack bread)
Släta Bullar (Plain buns)

Sauces

Gravlakssås (Gravlax sauce)
Pepparrotsås (Horseradish sauce)
Skånsk Senapssås (Mustard sauce)

Pickles and Preserves

Rödbetor (Pickled beets)

Desserts

Bärkräm (Berry cream)
Knäck (Christmas toffee)
Kräm på Torkad Frukt (Dried fruit cream)
Kronans Kaka (Crown cake)
Semla (Filled pastry bun)
Småländsk Ostkaka (Cheesecake)
Stekta Äpplen (Baked apples)

Beverages

Akvavit (Flavored potato liquor)
Enbärsdricka (Juniper berry beverage)
Filmjölk (Yogurt beverage)
Glögg (Mulled wine)
Mumma (Beer and gin beverage)

Breakfast

Fraspannkakor (Crispy pancakes)
Pytt i Panna (Beef hash)
Ugnspannkaka (Baked pancake)

Recommended Cookbooks

Classic Scandinavian Cooking

author: Nika Standen Hazelton
ASIN or ISBN-10: 0883658569
binding: Hardcover
list price: $7.99 USD
amazon price: $7.99

Scandinavian Cooking

author: Beatrice A. Ojakangas
ASIN or ISBN-10: 0816638675
binding: Paperback
list price: $18.95 USD
amazon price: $14.21 USD

Beatrice Ojakangas brings to life the cuisines and customs of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark, countries that share borders and bounty. Danes lead with smørrebrød (an open-faced sandwich), which may be topped with cheese, green pepper, and sliced fresh strawberries. Finns specialize in earthy, chewy whole grain bread. Norwegians have wonderfully fresh fish and seafood, and the Swedes gave the world smörgåsbord! Ojakangas offers us true Scandinavian home cooking that features the best of what is in season. Read more »

Splendid Swedish Recipes

author: Kerstin O. Van Guilder
Kerstin Olsson Van Gilder
ASIN or ISBN-10: 0941016528
binding: Spiral-bound
list price: $6.95 USD
amazon price: $6.95 USD

This inexpensive, index card size spiral-bound recipe book features over 100 Swedish recipes. Makes a great gift or "stocking stuffer" for friends and relatives. The author came to America from Sweden in 1961.

Swedish Recipes

Bärkräm

(Swedish berry cream dessert)

Enjoy this spring and summer dessert, so refreshing in its simplicity. Bärkräm is a creamy berry pudding from Sweden that can be made with blackberries, strawberries, gooseberries, or any berries in season.

Glögg

(Swedish warm spiced wine; see Mulled Wine recipe)

Gravlax

(Swedish cured salmon)

Gravlax--also spelled gravlaks, gravadlax, or gravadlaks -- is a classic Swedish way to preserve salmon. It is often served as part of the first course of a smörgåsbord. Gravlax is delicious on a slice of rye bread with a bit of hovmästarsås or a squeeze of lemon.