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Swedish Meatballs – A Family Recipe

April 26, 2017 by GG 16 Comments

Swedish Meatballs with Meatball Sauce

Swedish Meatballs with Meatball Sauce

There are as many recipes for Swedish meatballs as there are families in Sweden.  Traditionally they’d be a weekly item on the menu along with Torsdagssoppa (split pea soup), using up leftovers from the Sunday joint.  There were always discussions around our family table about whose recipe was best, Grandpa liked them to be soft on the inside and crisp outside, whilst Great Uncle Ax liked them more solid and well cooked; even within one family the recipes differ. These are not Ikea meatballs made at home, but our old family recipe, just as Grandpa liked them, browned on the outside, soft and moist on the inside with a hint of allspice. Then using the juices from the pan and a little cream, a fantastic sauce is created – rich and savoury.

Raw Swedish Meatballs They can be frozen at this point

Raw Swedish Meatballs They can be frozen at this point

Swedish Meatballs are a mix of beef and pork mince, I use a couple of sausages for the pork mince as it’s an easy way to buy just a small amount of mince.  It is easier to roll the meatballs if your hands are damp as it stops the meat from sticking to your hands. It’s very important to cook the onions before mixing with the mince as the meatballs don’t cook for long enough to cook the onions.  Once the meatballs have been rolled you can freeze them at that point and cook in the oven from frozen.  Or you can cook them and then serve or freeze and again heat in the oven from frozen.

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RECIPE

Swedish Meatballs

Makes 40

Swedish Meatballs

Swedish Meatballs

4.8 from 6 reviews
Swedish Meatballs
 
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Prep time
20 mins
Cook time
25 mins
Total time
45 mins
 
A delicious traditional recipe for Swedish meatball made with allspice and a cream sauce
Glamorous Glutton: Glamorous Glutton
Recipe type: Main course
Cuisine: Swedish
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 50g white breadcrumbs
  • 200mls milk
  • 1tbsp butter
  • 100g grated or very finely chopped onion
  • 500g beff mince
  • 130g pork mince or two large pork sausages
  • 11/2 tsp ground allspice
  • 1tsp salt
  • ½tsp ground white pepper
  • 1egg beaten
  • 2tbsp olive oil
  • 250mls double cream
Method
  1. Soak the breadcrumbs in the milk and set aside
  2. melt the butter in a small frying pan and cook the onion until it's transluscent but not brown, set aside to cool.
  3. Mix the beef mince and pork mince together ensuring they are evenly mixed, add the spice and seasoning.
  4. The breadcrumbs should have absorbed all the milk, add this to the the mince, with the cooled onions and the egg. Mix well using your hands is best, work until the mixture is smooth.
  5. Wet your hands and using a teaspoon, spoon the mixture one teaspoonful at a time and roll into a ball. Set aside on a piece of baking parchment or foil. Continue until all the mixture is used.
  6. At this point you can freeze the meatballs.
  7. Preheat the oven 180c; 160c fan assisted; 350f; gas mark 4
  8. If using immediately, heat the oil in a large frying pan and carefully place the meatballs in the pan, in order not to flatten them. Roll them around in the pan as they brown in order to keep the ball shape.
  9. Once they are browned all over transfer to the oven for 15 minutes until cooked through.
  10. Remove from the oven and put the meatballs on a dish. Add the double cream to the pan and cook over a moderate heat until it thickens. Serve with the meatballs.
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Filed Under: Lunch, Main, Recipes, Scandi Flavours, Snack, Spices Tagged With: allspice, Beef, Hasselback Potatoes, meatballs, Pork, Pytt i Panna, recipe, Scandi Flavours, Scandi Seeded Crispbread, Swedish Meatballs, Swedish recipe, sweet potato, Vasterbottensost, vasterbottensost pie

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Comments

  1. Jo @ Jo's Kitchen Larder says

    April 26, 2017 at 7:03 pm

    These look and sound absolutely divine. It’s great to see the authentic Swedish recipe! I have been making my “Swedish” meatballs with pork mince alone and always in beef stock, rich dill gravy (which I suppose is not traditional)? The addition of allspice sounds really exciting and will definitely be trying out your recipe next time. 🙂

    Reply
    • GG says

      April 27, 2017 at 11:01 am

      Oh I do hope you try these out, let me know what you think. GG

      Reply
  2. Mimi says

    April 26, 2017 at 7:37 pm

    I love the idea of the meatballs in a cream sauce!

    Reply
    • GG says

      April 27, 2017 at 10:59 am

      So delicious, but you can go for a healthier option too but the sauce is fab if you have chips with the meatballs. GG

      Reply
  3. Mackay Sherry says

    April 27, 2017 at 3:19 am

    Oh yum. I love making German meatballs which are in a sour cream sauce So delicious. These look great.

    Reply
    • GG says

      April 27, 2017 at 10:58 am

      Thanks, these would work beautifully with sour cream too. GG

      Reply
  4. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says

    April 27, 2017 at 5:20 am

    I love your meatballs and Grandpa and I would have gotten along really well. I love them crispy on the outside and soft on the inside and then all that yummy sauce. Your last photo is terrific!!!

    Reply
    • GG says

      April 27, 2017 at 10:55 am

      Thank you so much Maureen, I love sharing family recipes. GG

      Reply
  5. Melissa @ Insider The Kitchen says

    April 27, 2017 at 5:43 pm

    This was DELICIOUS!!!! Meatballs were super tender spices were perfect, nice and savory. Gravy was very good (I’m going to try less sour cream next time but I like a meatier gravy) I made the gravy with the dripping like it called for but I used the pan I fried meatballs in earlier which had even more drippy goodness in it. I served the meatballs over rice but I might try noodles sometime. A word of caution, try to pace yourself while eating these it’s easy to inhale a couple dozen and these deserve to be savored!

    Reply
  6. Fiona Maclean says

    April 30, 2017 at 10:43 am

    I suspect it’s the mixture of pork with a little more fat and beef for depth of flavour which make these special. I’ll have to try. I rather like spicy lamb meatballs;)

    Reply
  7. Heidi Roberts says

    May 1, 2017 at 8:14 pm

    I love meatballs. My mother used to make them and even though she taught me her recipe iIcould never make them the same!

    Reply
  8. Anna @ shenANNAgans says

    May 2, 2017 at 7:06 am

    I made your meatball recipe today, I am all about stocking my freezer up at the minute and these babies had to feature. Cant wait to try them! 🙂

    Reply
  9. Excellence says

    May 2, 2017 at 7:09 am

    Wow yummy!. I love making this dish which are in a sour cream sauce So delicious. These look great.

    thanks to share.

    Reply
  10. Emma @ Adventures of a London Kiwi says

    May 4, 2017 at 9:40 pm

    This recipe has properly made my mouth water – you can’t beat homemade meatballs!

    Reply
  11. Janice says

    May 5, 2017 at 8:48 pm

    Thanks for sharing your family recipe, I love all things Scandi and often wonder if my ancestors came across from Norway or Sweden to Scotland, as the whole lifestyle really appeals to me! Will bookmark these to make.

    Reply
  12. Chris Waghorn says

    June 23, 2017 at 5:15 am

    I agree with all the other commenters, they look amazing. Yum!

    Reply

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Hi! I’m GG and I write a Food and Travel Blog based in the UK. I began my blog in 2011 after years spent in the fashion industry, travelling the world. Finally I had time to think and indulge in my passions for writing, travel, food, and photography, in my own time.♥
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