Pannbiff, Swedish beef patties

Pannbiff, Swedish beef patties

Main dishes

Typical Swedish meat patties: large, soft patties made with ground meat, breadcrumbs soaked in milk, onion, and sometimes grated carrot.

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This basic recipe will allow you to create delicious beef steaks, which you can then customize to your liking.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$7.15 $1.79 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $4.76
  • $0.60
  • $0.15
  • $0.20
  • $0.21
  • $0.58
  • $0.03
  • $0.27
  • $0.35

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Combine the liquid and breadcrumbs in a mixing bowl and let it rest for 10 minutes.
  2. Finely chop the onion. ≈ 8 min
  3. Add the meat, egg, onion, salt, pepper, and, if desired, the carrots. ≈ 3 min
  4. Make large balls and flatten them; this is easier with cold, wet hands. ≈ 10 min
  5. Cook the pancakes over medium heat.

The bill

Pannbiff, Swedish beef patties

  • 500 g of ground meat (beef and pork mixture)$4.76
  • 1 to 2 eggs$0.60
  • 50 ml of bread crumbs$0.15
  • 200 ml of water, milk, or cream$0.20
  • 1 small onion$0.21
  • 1-2 grated carrots (optional)$0.58
  • salt$0.03
  • pepper$0.27
  • butter for frying$0.35

Total$7.15

that's $1.79 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of ground meat (beef and pork mixture)
  • 1 to 2 eggs
  • 50 ml of bread crumbs
  • 200 ml of water, milk, or cream
  • 1 small onion
  • 1-2 grated carrots (optional)
  • salt
  • pepper
  • butter for frying

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