Swedish Meatballs (homemade Ikea Meatballs)

By Nagi | RecipeTin Eats · recipetineats.com

Makes 25–30 meatballs

35 min

Tender beef and pork meatballs bound with soaked bread, browned and simmered in a creamy beef gravy.

2 slices white sandwich bread, crusts removed, chopped into small cubes	Grate onion, mix with bread & soak 1 min	Mix in beef, pork, egg & spices	Form into 25–30 meatballs		Serve over mashed potato
1 small onion (brown, white or yellow)
300 g / 10 oz ground beef (mince)
300 g / 10 oz ground pork (mince)
1 egg
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg, preferably freshly grated
1/4 tsp All Spice powder
1/4 tsp black pepper
3/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp oil	Brown meatballs in oil, 3 min per batch		Return meatballs, simmer 8–10 min	Stir in cream, simmer 2 min
40 g / 3 tbsp butter, unsalted	Make roux with butter & flour, 1 min	Whisk in broth gradually until smooth
3 tbsp flour
2 cups / 480 ml beef broth/stock (salt reduced)
1/2 cup / 120 ml heavy / thickened cream

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