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IKEA Swedish meatballs recipe video

IKEA Swedish Meatballs with cream sauce | Video

Piping hot Swedish meatballs with cream sauce. Your Ikea favorite made at home!
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Course: Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: Swedish
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Author :Nish Kitchen
Servings 30 meatballs

Ingredients

Swedish meatballs:

  • 500 g minced ground beef
  • 250 g minced ground pork
  • ½ cup finely chopped onions
  • 1 garlic chopped
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • ½ teaspoon ground all spice
  • 2 bread slices
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 5 tablespoons butter or oil to fry meatballs

Swedish cream sauce:

  • 2 cups beef stock
  • ¼ cup cream
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon all purpose flour plain flour
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • To serve: optional
  • Mashed potatoes recipe here or cooked pasta
  • Lingonberry jam
  • Green peas

Instructions

Swedish meatballs:

  • Cut the brown edges of bread, tear them into pieces, and place in a food processor. Process into fine crumbs. Set aside.
  • Place minced or ground beef and pork, onions, garlic, egg, milk, ground all spice and breadcrumbs in a large bowl. Stir until combined. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Roll small (approximately 30) meatballs out of the mixture. Refrigerate for about 45 minutes.
  • Meanwhile heat butter or oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Arrange meatballs in the pan in a single layer. Fry meatballs until they are sealed and browned on all sides. Do not overcrowd the pan. Fry in batches if needed. Drain meatballs on an absorbent towel. Set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 180C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.Arrange the fried meatballs on the baking tray in a single layer. Bake for about 30 minutes.

Swedish cream sauce:

  • To the same pan in which you fried meatballs, pour in beef stock. Swirl out the pan. Strain pan juices. Pour it back into pan. Bring it to a boil.
  • Add cream, soy sauce and dijon mustard. Simmer for about 3 minutes.
  • Add flour. Stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer for another 5 minutes or until thickened.
  • Serve meatballs with cream sauce, mashed potatoes, green peas and lingonberry jam.

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Notes

Substitute minced meat with minced chicken if you like

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 544kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 121mg | Sodium: 1035mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 13g