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Ikea Swedish Meatballs

Ikea Swedish Meatballs in a light gravy sauce, served on a bed of fusilli pasta; a complete meal for a family dinner. Satisfying, easy to put together, and really tasty, these baked meatballs are so delicious.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Swedish
Servings: 24 meatballs
Calories: 93kcal
Author: Daniela Apostol

Ingredients

For the meatballs

  • 450 g minced (ground) beef (use lean ground beef rather than high fat )
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 slice white bread
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon freshly-chopped parsley
  • 1 teaspoon ground allspice
  • ½ teaspoon salt & pepper
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil plus cooking spray
  • 1 large egg
  • 1.2 cup plain flour

For the sauce/gravy

  • 1 ½ cup beef stock (broth)
  • 3 tablespoon sour cream
  • a pinch of black pepper
  • parsley to garnish
  • 1 knob of butter
  • 1 tablespoon flour
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • To make the meatballs, peel and grate the onion and carrot and add them to a large bowl together with the beef and egg.
  • Cut the slice of bread into cubes, and soak in milk. Squeeze out the excess milk and add the bread to the other ingredients.
  • Season with salt, pepper, add the allspice, parsley and vegetable oil and mix well to combine.
  • Shape out meatballs, depending on their size you should get more or less 24 meatballs.
  • Cover them with flour, shaking any excess off them, arrange on a baking tray, spray deliberately with cooking oil, and bake in the pre-heated oven at 180 degrees Celsius (360 Fahrenheit) for 30 minutes.
  • In a pan, add the butter and allow it to melt. Whisk in the flour and stir for 30 seconds, then add the beef stock and continue to stir until it thickens slightly.
  • Mix in the sour cream and the black pepper, and stir for about 2-3 minutes.
  • Add the meatballs and stir for a further 2 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat and garnish with fresh parsley. Serve immediately with pasta.

Notes

  • To see the measurements in cups and ounces, please click on the US CUSTOMARY link.
  • The amount of ingredients listed can be adjusted depending on the number of servings you need, just click on the number next to SERVINGS.

Nutrition

Calories: 93kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 104mg | Potassium: 111mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 466IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg