Description
A classic Swedish Meatballs recipe featuring tender meatballs in a rich, creamy gravy, perfect for serving over mashed potatoes, noodles, or rice. These flavorful meatballs are a comforting and satisfying dish that the whole family will love.
Ingredients
Scale
Meatballs:
- 1 pound ground beef
- ½ pound ground pork
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- 1 small onion (grated)
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup milk
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons butter (for frying)
Gravy:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups beef broth
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the Meatballs: In a large bowl, combine ground beef, ground pork, breadcrumbs, grated onion, egg, milk, salt, pepper, allspice, and nutmeg. Roll into 1-inch meatballs.
- Cook the Meatballs: Melt butter in a skillet, brown meatballs in batches, then set aside.
- Make the Gravy: In the same skillet, melt butter, whisk in flour, gradually add beef broth, cream, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard. Simmer until thickened.
- Combine and Simmer: Return meatballs to the pan, simmer in the sauce until fully cooked and coated.
- Serve: Enjoy warm over your choice of sides.
Notes
- For a lighter version, use ground turkey and low-fat cream.
- Lingonberry jam on the side is a classic Swedish touch.
- These meatballs also freeze well after cooking.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Swedish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: About 5–6 meatballs with sauce
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 580mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 115mg
