Swedish Meatballs: Step By Step Recipes From Ikea And From Jamie Oliver With Photos And Videos

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

Carlson's Favorite Dish: Cooking Swedish Meatballs in Sauce

Remember what Carlson enjoyed while visiting the Kid? Well, of course, meatballs! In Sweden, they are considered a traditional homemade dish and are loved by everyone - both children and adults. This dish is ideal for a hearty lunch or dinner with the family.

The classic Swedish meatball recipe

Tender meatballs in cream are classics of the genre. Garnish them with mashed potatoes, and a hearty dish is ready!

Ingredients for meatballs:

• 500 g minced pork and beef;
• 100 ml of milk;
• 1 egg;
• 50 g of a white loaf;
• 1 onion;
• a pinch of nutmeg;
• salt and black pepper to taste.

Products for the sauce:

• 1 tbsp. l. butter;
• 1 tbsp. l. wheat flour;
• 200 ml cream (20%);
• 200 ml chicken or beef broth;
• salt to taste.

Recipe:

1. Mix white bread without crusts with milk.

   

   Bread can be replaced with the same amount of rusks

2. Grate the onion.

   

   Finely grated onion gives the minced meat a delicate texture

3. Mix the minced meat with bread soaked in milk, egg, onion and spices.

   

   Minced meat for meatballs must be thoroughly mixed

4. Cover the baking sheet with parchment paper. Form meatballs from the minced meat and put them on a baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes at a temperature of 200 ° C.

   

   Baking instead of frying makes meatballs less nutritious.

5. Fry the flour in butter.

   

   Flour needs to be lightly browned

6. In a saucepan, meanwhile, bring the cream and broth to a boil. Add fried flour to them, stir and season with salt.

   

   The sauce must be brought to medium thickness

7. Put the baked meatballs in the pan and pour over the sauce. Simmer for 10 minutes over medium heat.

   

   Meatballs in a creamy sauce are best stewed under the lid

8. Ready-made meatballs according to the classic recipe can be sprinkled with chopped herbs.

   

   Ready-made meatballs according to the classic recipe must be served hot

Jamie Oliver's Meatballs

Jamie Oliver is an established promoter of delicious and healthy homemade food. His recipe for Swedish meatballs is different from the classic one, but no less delicious. The secret of the dish is in an unusual culinary technique - flambing.

Ingredients:

• 500 g mixed minced meat (pork-beef);
• 50 g fresh dill;
• 1 tsp cumin seeds;
• 50 ml of vodka;
• 3 tbsp. l. olive oil;
• 3 tbsp. l. cranberry jam;
• 100 ml cream;
• salt and pepper to taste.

Recipe:

1. Finely chop the dill greens.

   

   Only fresh dill is suitable for meatballs

2. Add dill, salt and black pepper to the minced meat. Mix.

   

   Minced meat must be thoroughly mixed

3. Form and fry meatballs, sprinkle with caraway seeds, and then flambé. This is done like this: the fire under the pan increases to the maximum, the meatballs are poured with vodka and set on fire. During flambbing, the pan must be shaken so that the meatballs are treated with fire evenly. The whole process should last no more than 1 minute.

   

   The flambing process works best in a thick-walled skillet.

4. Then mix the cream and cranberry jam. Salt the sauce and pour the meatballs over them. Stew for 10 minutes.

   

   Meatballs in sauce in a pan can be sprinkled with fresh chopped herbs

5. Serve Jamie Oliver's meatballs with mashed potatoes and lingonberry sauce.

   

   Swedish meatballs from Jamie Oliver have a rich taste and unusual aroma

Meatballs in a creamy sauce according to the recipe from IKEA

Tender meatballs, which are served in cafes of IKEA stores, have long been a hit. However, it is not at all difficult to repeat them at home, it is enough to observe the proportions and cooking technology.

Ingredients:

• 300 g minced beef;
• 300 g minced lean pork;
• 1 egg;
• 1 onion;
• 70 g bread crumbs;
• 2 medium boiled potatoes;
• 250 ml cream (10%);
• 150 ml of water for the sauce and 50 ml for crackers;
• 2 tbsp. l. flour;
• 4 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
• salt white and black pepper to taste.

Recipe:

1. Fry finely chopped onion in vegetable oil (2 tablespoons).

   

   Stir the onions all the time during frying.

2. Soak the crackers in water.

   

   Crackers must absorb all the water

3. Mash two boiled potatoes.

   

   Rinse the potatoes until smooth

4. Mix potatoes with breadcrumbs, onions, minced meat, eggs and spices. Stir the mass and mold small meatballs from it, fry them in vegetable oil (2 tbsp. L.).

   

   Make sure the meatballs do not burn

5. For the sauce, mix the cream with water and bring to a boil. Add salt and pepper and then add wheat flour. Mix well and cook over low heat for 10 minutes.

   

   Creamy sauce is best cooked under the lid

6. Pour meatballs with sauce and simmer for another 20 minutes. Then serve with boiled potatoes and lingonberry jam.

   

   Serve Swedish meatballs like in IKEA hot

Video: Swedish meatballs from Natalia Kalnina

Swedish meatball sauce and how it can be substituted

Traditionally, meatball sauce is prepared using cream. But you can add a little tomato paste or soy sauce to it. This will create a more piquant taste, which is beneficial to the dish.

In addition, medium fat sour cream can be used instead of cream or milk. Then it will be appropriate to add powdered dried mushrooms or herbs to the sauce. Garlic, dried green onions, or paprika will also help diversify the flavor.

Swedish meatballs are a very tasty dish. We prepare them not only for every day, but also for the festive table. Thick creamy sauce and quality minced meat are the main secrets of a delicious dish. Instead of crackers, I often add zucchini or raw potatoes grated on a fine grater. This turns out to be no less tasty than with breadcrumbs or white bread.

Small, tender minced meat stewed in a fragrant sauce - Swedish meatballs will become a favorite dish of all households. A traditional addition to them is lingonberry jam, which perfectly sets off the rich meat taste. Meatball recipes are quite simple, even a novice hostess can handle their preparation.