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Pitepalt, Swedish apple dumplings

Pitepalt, Swedish apple dumplings

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Swedish-style meatball-shaped apple dumplings, filled with ground meat and slow-cooked for a traditional dish.

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Recipe from Florixc, Hippias, Ramac (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Pitepalt is a traditional Swedish dish, known for its rich flavors and textures.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting30 min
  • Total2 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$7.58 $0.63 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

12 people
  • $1.80
  • $1.00
  • $0.40
  • $4.23
  • $0.15

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the meat into thin strips (if you are using ground meat, you can skip this step), marinate it, add the pepper, and form small meatballs, in the desired number of portions. ≈ 8 min
  2. Peel the apples and the onion, wrap them in a dishcloth, and squeeze to extract all the liquid. ≈ 8 min
  3. Combine the flour, apples, and onion. ≈ 4 min
  4. Create large “balls” about the size of a tennis ball, and use a finger to create a cavity in each ball, into which you place a small portion of ground meat. ≈ 10 min
  5. Close the opening and seal it. ≈ 3 min
  6. Bring the water to a boil, add the salt, and then place the apples in the water, making sure they don’t stick to the bottom of the pot.
  7. Let it simmer for about an hour.
  8. Season with melted butter. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Pitepalt, Swedish apple dumplings

  • 1 kg of raw, unpeeled apples$1.80
  • whole wheat flour$1.00
  • regular flour$0.40
  • 300 g of meat (pork), or alternatively, ground meat$4.23
  • 1 onion$0.15

Total$7.58

that's $0.63 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 1 kg of raw, unpeeled apples
  • sale
  • whole wheat flour
  • regular flour
  • 300 g of meat (pork), or alternatively, ground meat
  • 1 onion
  • 3 liters of water + 1 tablespoon + 1/2 teaspoon of salt

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