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Making Swedish Meatballs

Swedish Meatballs; The Best Recipe

Swedish meatball recipe consist of seasoned bread crumbs along with onions and garlic added to a mixture of ground beef and pork served atop a bed of pasta.

Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine Scandinavian, Turkish
Keyword meatballs, Swedish
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 4 people
Author jettskitchen.com

Ingredients

Meatballs

  • 1 cup plain bread crumbs
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon EACH allspice, nutmeg, and cardamom
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
  • 1 medium onion grated
  • 3 cloves garlic minced or pressed
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 2 large egg yolks

Sauce

  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 cups beef broth or (2) 14.5 ounce cans
  • 2/3 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh parsley chopped optional

Serve atop any of the following

  • Mashed Potatoes
  • Mashed Cauliflower
  • Cooked Egg Noodle Pasta

Instructions

Meatballs

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

  2. In a medium bowl combine breadcrumbs, milk, spices, salt and pepper and set aside.

  3. Saute grated onions in olive oil over medium heat for about 3 minutes. Add minced garlic and continue to saute for about 2 minutes stirring constantly to avoid garlic from burning.

    TIP: The easiest and quickest way to grate onions is by using a food processor.

  4. In a large bowl combine beef, pork and egg yolks. Add onions, garlic and bread crumb mixture stirring until well combined.

    TIP: Sometimes you just have to do this process by hand. Therefore, before combining the ingredients wash hands thoroughly and then work all ingredients together.

  5. When making the meatballs it is best to make them all the same shape as possible. That way they all cook evenly. To get a consistent shape it is recommended to use a nice quality cookie dough scoop.

  6. Place meatballs on a baking pan lined with foil and sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.

  7. Bake 20 minutes or until an instant thermometer registers at 160 degrees Fahrenheit.

Prepare Pasta or Mashed Potatoes

  1. While the meatballs are baking now would be a good time to start cooking the pasta or mashed potatoes or mashed cauliflower.

Sauce

  1. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Gradually whisk in flour to melted butter to make a roux. Whisk until completely smooth. Let the mixture bubble for a few minutes while stirring. This is your roux.

  2. Wisk in broth until mixture is smooth and without lumps.

  3. Add cream, worcestershire and season with salt and pepper. Simmer stirring constantly.

  4. Add meatballs to sauce. Make sure the meatballs are covered with the sauce and continue simmering for just a couple minutes.

  5. Serve Swedish meatballs on top of a bed of mashed potatoes, mashed cauliflower or egg noodle pasta.

  6. ENJOY!