Ikea Swedish Meatballs
This Swedish Meatballs recipe has been passed down from a Swedish grandmother to her beautiful granddaughter, and are the best Swedish meatballs I’ve ever tasted! Even better than Ikea! Easy to make meatballs full of flavour, swimming in the most amazing creamy gravy sauce!
Servings: 8
Ingredients
Meatballs:
- ⅓ cup breadcrumbs
- ½ cup half and half
- 1 large egg
- 1 clove minced garlic
- ⅓ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ onion finely chopped
- 1 pound ground beef
- ½ pound ground pork
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
Gravy:
- ⅓ cup butter
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 cup beef broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- salt to season
- pepper to season
Instructions
Meatballs:
- In a large bowl, mix the breadcrumbs together with the half and half egg, garlic, salt, peppers, and spices.
- Allow the milk to soak into the breadcrumbs for at least 10 minutes.
- Once the milk has absorbed some, add in the onion, meat, and parsley. Mix well with your hands to combine.
- Roll meat into about 24 small balls, or 16 larger balls.
- Heat 1 tablespoons of butter and 2 teaspoons of oil in a pan on medium-high heat.
- Fry meatballs in two batches. Transfer to a warm plate and cover with foil.
Gravy:
- Add the ⅓ cup butter to the juices in the pan to melt.
- Whisk in the flour until it dissolves and turns brown in color.
- Pour in the broth, cream, soy sauce, and dijon.
- Bring to a simmer and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Mix the sauce through well to combine all of the flavors together.
- Continue to simmer until thickened.