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Swedish Meatballs (homemade Ikea Meatballs)

Swedish Meatballs (homemade Ikea Meatballs)

Juicy Swedish meatballs with creamy gravy, made soft and tasty using soaked bread and grated onion.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Mains
Cuisine Swedish
Servings 5 meatballs
Calories 475 kcal

Equipment

  • Skillet
  • Box Grater
  • mixing bowl
  • measuring spoon

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 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. Set aside to soak for 1 minute.
  • Add remaining Meatball ingredients EXCEPT oil. Mix well.
  • Using a tablespoon measure, dollop on work surface to form 25 - 30 meatballs. Roll into shape.

Cooking

  • Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add half the meatballs and brown all over (but raw inside still) - about 3 minutes. Remove onto plate, then brown the remaining batch.
  • If there is lots of oil, pour off excess and discard. Lower heat to medium.

Gravy

  • Add butter into skillet and melt. Add flour and stir in. Cook for 1 minute.
  • While mixing, add about ¼ of the beef broth - it will thicken quickly. Gradually add remaining beef broth, stirring as you go.
  • When the liquid is simmering, add meatballs and any juices pooled on plate.
  • Turn up heat slightly to keep it at a rapid simmer. Cook for 8 - 10 minutes or until the liquid thickens into a thin gravy, stirring occasionally.
  • Add cream, simmer for a further 2 minutes then remove from stove.
  • Serve over mashed potatoes or Cauliflower Mash for low carb options.

Notes

Use plain white sandwich bread; wholemeal is also fine. Substitute pork and beef with chicken or turkey if desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 289gCalories: 475kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 28gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 163mgSodium: 727mgPotassium: 645mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 597IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 3mg
Keyword sauce for swedish meatballs, Swedish Meatballs
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