Swedish Meatballs
These delicious Swedish Meatballs are so flavorful and easy to make. Better than IKEA meatballs!
Servings: 30 Meatballs
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Ingredients
For The Swedish Meatballs
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 egg
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp allspice
- ⅓ cup bread crumbs
- 1 tsp parsley
- 1 tbsp butter
- ½ cup onion, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
For The Sauce
- 3 tbsp butter
- ¼ cup flour
- 3 cups beef broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
Instructions
For The Swedish Meatballs
- Add 1 tablespoon of butter to cast iron skillet and saute onions until translucent. Remove from flame, set aside and let cool.
- Using a medium bowl, mix ground beef, ground pork, egg, salt, pepper, nutmeg, allspice, bread crumbs, and parsley together.
- Once onions have cooled a bit, add to meat mixture.
- Using a small cookie scoop, about 1- 1½ inch. Scoop out meat mixture, roll until smooth and tight and place onto a plate or baking sheet (the baking sheet is only used to place the meatballs on).
- Add oil to skillet, cook half of the meatballs on medium heat until browned on all sides.
- Remove browned meatballs from pan and place on a paper towel lined plate. Continue cooking the remaining meatballs, then remove from pan.
For The Sauce
- Drain excess oil from pan, keeping the brown bits.
- Melt 3 tablespoon of butter over medium heat then sprinkle flour into pan,
- Whisk butter and flour for 1 minute until smooth, then gently pour beef broth into pan, whisking continuously until the sauce starts to thicken.
- Pour heavy cream into sauce, stir, and place meatballs back into skillet. Lower heat and let simmer, stirring occasionally, until meatballs are thoroughly cooked, about 10-12 minutes.
- Serve over egg noodles, mashed potatoes or rice and with lingonberry jam, if desired.
Notes
Recipe inspired from Damn Delicious