Swedish Meatballs, Mash and Lingonberries on the Trangia. Happy New Year!

[@OJ4HIRE]

Lovely to see you out my man making another great Trangia meal, continued success in da 20 and 25

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Thanks OJ hope you have a good one!

[@fadingmargins]

Where to start? There are so many hints and tips in your videos that i suspect you don’t even know you’re sharing. Little things even for an old hack that are useful. I was watching your intro and thought thank heavens he hasn’t resorted to the mandatory KZbin drone shot. Then to my delight you coin the true definitive article for the noun drone - brilliant! Posterity thanks you brother. A brilliant start to the new year, keep em coming!

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Thank you Steve! I wont say that I never will use drone shots, but it's very low on my priority list so I wouldn't hold my breath. Good to hear that some of my ranting can be useful, instead of being Captain Obvious. Take care my friend!

[@boomshanka8743]

The new saute pan is really nice! I can't decide to get the non stick version now, or to wait for them to produce a hard anodized version. I bet they will make a version for the 27 at some point, too. Dinner looked great!

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Thank you! I don't know if there are plans other materials, but if it comes in Duosal I'll buy it right away. Same goes for a T27 saute pan. Cheers!

[@kenpendergrass6400]

In the US macaroni and cheese is a dish every parent provides and it works well in the campground.

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Happy new year Ken! I haven't tried proper Mac'n'cheese actually. We have a variety in Sweden but it's no cheese, just the bechamel. I guess that's something I have to try cooking up. Cheers!

[@jamesharvey44]

Good to see you posting. I bought some lingonberries to try here in the states so the video was right on time. On reflecting, we in the US don't seem to have a national dish as there are too many regional favorites but I think the Hamburger with fries is closest to being one. I don't know which is worse, drones or mosquitos, both will drive you nuts but at least the mosquitos stop being a problem in the winter. May you and your family be blessed in the new year.

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Happy new year James! Burgers aren't a bad choice, it's a favourite of mine. I know some folks frown at them but nobody that had a really good burger can claim it's bad food. I think the problem with drones are more the muppet behind the stick most of the time, some consideration and common desency goes a long way. Mossies are "just trying to feed their kids", but can drive you insane. Cheers!

[@razifmahathir2437]

a cracking start to the New Year with your latest video. looks bloody cold over there despite the beautiful sunny day and clear blue sky. Wishing you a very Happy New Year and a healthy 2025. ATVB from a much warmer but considerably wetter Malaysia 😊🌧

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Happy new year Razif! I guess it's cold compared to Malaysia, but a few degrees subzero isn't too bad when the wind isn't blowing. Cheers!

[@joehunt1980]

If Interested, the Trangia Tundra lids work great on the storm cooker pots, there's a larger and smaller model which match with the 25 and 27 sets

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Thanks for the tip Joe! Worth looking in to. Cheers!

[@travisp32]

HOLY CRAP!!!!!! You’re back. Nice. I know you’ve been busy lately but it sure is good to see you’re doing well. Cheers.

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Thanks Travis! It's good to be back again, hopefully the returning light will provide more opportunities for me. Cheers!

[@SvendRene]

godt nytår ,dejligt at se dig igen ,alt fra dig er godt,håber at se mere fra dig

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Gott nytt år Svend! Vi får väl se vad vädret tillåter under säsongen, men jag håller hoppet levande! Ha de!

[@hiredgun7996]

Nice to see you again! I've been wondering when you might make another video and I was hoping to get my Trangia cook set out and make something for the new year. Now I have something to make. Thank you and have a wonderful 2025!

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Thanks, and a happy new year 007! I hope that you'll like it. Cheers!

[@nhbomar]

Great to see you again - happy 2025!!! Another great video - thank you!

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Thank you, good to hear from you! Hope 2025 becomes a great year for you. Cheers!

[@fbl4283]

Godt nytår fra Danmark og ja frikadeller er gode 👍🎉

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Gott nytt år! :)

[@Wigglesway]

That looked delicious! Definitely one for me to make for myself. Happy new year to you and looking forward to seeing more from your channel in 2025.

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Thank you and a happy new year! I hope you'll like it and there's other good things coming later on. Cheers!

[@rick0596]

Good to see you again , Redswede. It's been awhile. The dish you made looks good. I will have to try it. Happy New Year

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Happy new year Rick! It's a great comfort food and you can make lots of varietys of it. Cheers!

[@amandaleigh3852]

Brilliant! I always wondered what the recipe was (but never went looking!) - thanks for sharing and RESPECT for filming it in what looked pretty nippy conditions! 🙏🏻👍😄

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Thank you Amanda and a happy new year! Hope that you like the meatballs now when you have the recipe. Cheers!

[@chado_outdoors]

Redddddd!!! How you doing, my friend?! And Happy New Year! Only resolution i made for the year is to beat this damn cancer again and get my health better! Doctors are really on it, so should be an easy journey. And oooooo you said a bad word!! 😂 Was good to hear you not hold back. I have a drone, but it's for when we go to places like the Grand Canyon, up in the Rockies, and even used it in the Smokies, just to record scenuc views that we normally can't get. Was great to see you make it out. I havent done anything in a few weeks since I did my fish pasta video, but I vowed to my daughter to make it out once we have a nice day here again. Sure wish it was easier for me to get lingonberries and jam here, but i generally have my version using cranberries and raspberries made up, or at least have the berries in the freezer in case I need yo make more. Meatballs sound really tempting right now 😂 Anyways, hope to see you again soon!

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Happy new year Chado! I certainly hope you make good on that resolution, anything else would be a damn shame. As for the drone I'm not against them per se but when the moron sticks around like a f-ing peeping Tom it's not okay. I have to check out your pasta, sounds good. Take care now! Cheers!

[@arildbergstrm9065]

A very nice meal! I have tried it with Swedish Meatballs from the store, Mash dehydrated. That was very good. I guess yours are awesome

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Dehydrated food is convinient and saves a lot of weight in the pack, but I have yet to try a dish that doesn't taste a lot better "freshly made". Cheers!

[@d2bergler]

I was excited to see a new video. I’ve watched everything you’ve put out. You’ve done a great deal to improve my own Trangia cooking and give me new ideas for meals. Thank you. Hope to see more new videos soon.

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Happy new year! Great to hear that the videos can inspire, but the improvement is all you. Cheers!

[@arildbergstrm9065]

Happy New Year. From Norway but half Swede as my surname suggests. Allways carry the burner inside your coat when negative Celsius. Speeds up the burner if you don't have a "Winter attatchement"

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Happy new year Arild! That's true, if you have a pocket big enough to keep the burner close to your body I don't see a need for the winter attachment. A few drops of fuel on the ring also kicks the heat up faster. The result of subzero degrees on burner and fuel is obvious here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWakoWyGeLGGjK8 Cheers!

[@arildbergstrm9065]

@@RedswedeOutdoors I agree. With the M40 or M44 there is a very good ring for preheating outside the burner

[@43963]

Nice cooking Red! Thanks for the recipe. Gelukkig nieuwjaar! Cheers, Henk

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Thanks and a Happy new year Henk! I guess it's more a season for ice skating than canoe right now, if your canals are freezing nowdays that is. Cheers!

[@Helen-and-Katarin-Juska-law]

Happy New Year to you and yours. Thank you for all the videos and ideas from the last year. Stay well, stay safe. Helen and Katarin Juska-Law, Stella and Terri with Robyn....East Anglian Fenland UK)

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Happy new year guys! Hope you all are in a good place and enjoying life as best you can. Cheers!

[@highdesertforester]

Looks good! I have Swedish heritage and I love the meatballs but I have to have all the spices included. We don't have lingonberries here but we have cranberries which make a pretty good substitute.

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Thank you! I tend to use different seasoning based on what I fancy for the moment, except for the christmas meatballs. That recipe stays the same. Cheers!

[@zacharydonnelly4043]

Try cellophane plastic wrap for making your meatballs. I have seen it used for that and it keeps your hands clean. Just take a piece of plastic wrap and cover your palm. Then place your meat in the wrap and fold the wrap over the meat and form the meatball. Easy.

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

That's an idea Zachary, or a plastic bag. I'm more used to use my bare hands for most of the prepp but maybe this ol' dog can be taught a new trick. Cheers!

[@JaniceMansfield]

Happy New Year and all the best to you and yours in 2025. I dont know why it never occurred to me that meatballs in the trangia were an option, but now i definitely want to try them out! Here in Canada we dont really have a national "dish" per se, but do have many regional dishes - my favourite is Tourtiere, a meat pie which originated from French Canadian settlers.

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Happy new year Janice! I've heard of Poutine, but I guess that it's a regional speciality. Tourtiere looks good, maybe a project for spring. Cheers!

[@JaniceMansfield]

@RedswedeOutdoors poutine also originates from Quebec, but is now pretty standard fare across the country. Also super tasty and sticks to your ribs on cold nights

[@espenkandersen8046]

Godt nytt år fra Norge , kjøttboller med tyttebær og mos er en favoritt her 👌🏻

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Gott nytt år Espen!

[@jeffunderwood672]

Red that looks awesome. I made the lentil soup and it was very good. Now I will try them meat balls . Happy New year to you and glad to see another of your videos. O yeah have you tried buttermilk in your mashed potatoes it is very good

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Happy new year Jeff! Glad you liked the soup. Buttermilk is hard to find over here. They changed the process of making butter so the biproduct hardly exist anymore and what little there is goes to the food industry. I have used cream though and that's luxurious... Cheers!

[@jalleman61]

Good to see you well in the new year with a new video.The meal you made would be great anytime but this was a well deserved meal for yourself in a cold environment .Thanks for sharing😊

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Happy new year Jack! Yes, that's a good meal any day of the week. Cheers!

[@johnwalker91]

Thanks for sharing as usual great video may I wish you a happy healthy great New year take it easy

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Happy new year John! Take care :)

[@arildbergstrm9065]

The only difference between Sweish kjøttbullar and Norwegian Kjøttkaker is the size. The Norwegian kjøttkake is about the size of kjøttbullar, multiplied by 2,5 pr 3. Since they are bigger, they can't be cooked through. Therefore we boil them in the broth concisting of the butter from the pan and some water, for 10 minutes.

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

That doesn't sound halfbad at all. Might try it out sometime.

[@maxlutz3674]

Happy new year! Simple dishes often are the best. They are easy to make, comforting and tasty. Those meatballs check every box. Around here sauerkraut and bratwurst with a side of sourdough bread are fairly popular. In Germany curry sausage with French fries might be called a national dish. I am not particularly fond of it.

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Happy new year Max! Sauerkraut and Bratwurst is a clear winner. The Currywurst I've heard of but never seen in our stores, but if I hear you right it's no greater loss. Cheers!

[@maxlutz3674]

@@RedswedeOutdoors Store bought "heat and eat" Currywurst is indeed no greater loss. The sausage tends to be grease and lack flavour. The tomato sauce isn´t spicey enough and has too much sugar. If you want to try it, take a Thüringer Bratwurst and make a good thick and spicey tomato sauce with paprika, cayenne pepper and chilli powder of your choice . I also saute onions and garlic for the sauce. I like to have that sauce with pasta.

[@JoonesAdventuresOutdoor]

Great video 👍 My grandma made Norwegian meatballs, and I have to say that they tasted better than every Swedish meatballs I have tasted. I really liked your new year’s resolution. Don’t apologise for not making videos. As you says, life happens, that’s nothing to feel ashamed of 😊 The gloves looked great. In my opinion gloves is important when processing firewood and making fire. It’s a part of the safety equipment. For some reasons people often do things on their free time that newer should be allowed at work. Mow the lawn in flipflops, work with axes saws etc without gloves. I can’t see how it can be okay to go to a gym and lift weights only wearing socks on your feet etc. Would it be allowed at work to lift heavy objects without protective shoes 🤔 Of course I cheat using gloves and protective shoes from time to time as every body else, but it’s important to remember that our home really are dangerous places. As a healthcare worker you have probably seen a lot of injuries that have happened people at home or on their free time that never should have happened if they used the same safety equipment that they use at work 🤔

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Thanks and a happy new year Jonas! As you say many don't use their most important safety equipment enough, their brain. Keeping ones head cool and working safe prevents most injuries. Most of my injuries occured when I was thinking of something else or not at all. In the ER I noticed that many injuries starts with the words, "Don't you think I can/dare?" or "Hold my beer". Cheers!

[@JoonesAdventuresOutdoor]

@ O yes they are a category of there own I guess. And the majority of them was middle aged women 😂 The first one I had to bandage on Vätternrundan last summer was a twenty plus years old young man that tried to go a rond against a window. He was lucky though so there was only a deep cut in a finger. We told him to take a taxi or get someone to drive him from Hjo to the ER in Skövde.

[@arildbergstrm9065]

Boiling potatoes withouth the salt is the best, when making Mashed Potatoes.

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Maybe so, but I'm a creature of habit so I'm always salting a lot on my potatoes no matter what I'm using them for. Maybe not the smartest way of doing things but I'm allowing myself some flaws. ;) Cheers!

[@arildbergstrm9065]

@@RedswedeOutdoors I am also using a lot of salt on potatoes. With skin or without, but a chef told me to only salt mashed potatoes after mixture with milk and/or butter

[@kjell-oh7ez]

Did you eat all the meatballs it seemed a rather big serving? I think you forgot the sauce but it was a rather complicated dish to do on the Trangia so you are forgiven.

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

Happy new year Kjell! Yes, I ate them all but truth be told it was both lunch and breakfast and had to take the leftovers later when I went home, so it was kinda two sittings. About the sauce I left it out this time. Both since it isn't strictly nescesarry and since the fact that everything else gets cold while making the sauce, but you're right that it adds to the dish. Cheers!