Swedish Meatballs (homemade Ikea Meatballs)
Juicy Swedish Meatballs smothered in creamy gravy, made extra soft with soaked bread and grated onion.
Equipment
- Skillet
- bowl
- box grater
- tablespoon
- whisk
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 2 slices white sandwich bread crusts removed, chopped into small cubes
- 1 small onion brown, white or yellow
- 300 g ground beef mince
- 300 g ground pork mince or sub with more beef
- 1 large egg
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg preferably freshly grated
- ¼ teaspoon All Spice powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon oil
Gravy
- 40 g butter unsalted
- 3 tablespoon flour
- 2 cups beef broth/stock salt reduced or sub with chicken
- ½ cup heavy cream thickened cream
Instructions
Preparation
- Grate onion using a standard box grater.
- Scrape onion and juices into a bowl. Add bread and mix well - onion juice should make bread soggy.
- Add remaining Meatball ingredients EXCEPT oil. Mix well.
- Measure out heaped tablespoons of mixture and roll into shape.
Cooking
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Brown half the meatballs for about 3 minutes.
- Remove onto a plate and brown the remaining batch.
- Pour off excess oil if necessary and lower the heat to medium.
Gravy
- Add butter into skillet and melt. Add flour and stir in. Cook for 1 minute.
- Gradually add beef broth while mixing until liquid thickens.
- When simmering, add meatballs and juices pooled on plate.
- Cook for 8-10 minutes until gravy thickens, stirring occasionally.
- Add cream and simmer for a further 2 minutes then remove from stove.
- Serve over mashed potato or Cauliflower Mash.
Notes
Use plain white sandwich bread, and a mix of pork and beef for authentic flavor.
Nutrition
Serving: 289gCalories: 475kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 28gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 163mgSodium: 727mgPotassium: 645mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 597IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 3mg
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