Ikea Swedish Meatballs Recipe (2024)

Double cream is a whipping cream found in Britain and other European countries. Double cream has a butterfat percentage of 48%. It is so high that it is easily over whipped and quickly will turn to butter. Double cream is not commonly found in the United States but check with your local dairy to see if they offer it.

Heavy cream or heavy whipping cream contains the next highest butterfat percentage at 36-38%. This recipe calls for heavy cream but if you can't find heavy cream, whipping cream is your next best substitute at 30% butterfat.

Note From Sarah

• ▢ 1 pound ground beef
• ▢ ½ pound ground pork
• ▢ 1 onion (finely chopped)
• ▢ 1 clove garlic (minced)
• ▢ ¾ cup bread crumbs
• ▢ 1 egg
• ▢ 5 Tablespoons whole milk
• ▢ Salt and pepper

Creamy Gravy Ingredients

• ▢ Olive oil
• ▢ 3 tablespoons butter
• ▢ 3 tablespoons flour (all purpose)
• ▢ ⅔ cup vegetable stock
• ▢ ⅔ cup beef stock
• ▢ ⅔ cup heavy cream
• ▢ 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• ▢ 1 teaspoon dijon mustard

• How to make the meatballs

• Gently combine the ground beef and pork in a bowl using your fingers to break up any lumps.

  1 pound ground beef, ½ pound ground pork

• Add finely chopped onion, garlic, breadcrumbs, egg gently fold in to mix together.

  1 onion, ¾ cup bread crumbs, 1 egg

• Add milk and season well with salt and pepper.

  5 Tablespoons whole milk, Salt and pepper

• Shape mixture into small, round balls using a medium cookie scoop.

• Place on a clean cookie sheet or a plate, cover and store in the fridge for 2 hours.

• After 2 hours remove the meatballs from the refrigerator and in a cast-iron pan or heavy-bottom pan heat olive oil over medium heat.

  Olive oil

• When hot, gently add your meatballs and brown on all sides.

• When browned, add to an ovenproof dish and cover. Place in a 350 oven and cook for 30 minutes.

• OR if you are doing the one-pan method, leave the meatballs in the pan, cover with an oven safe lid and cook at 350 for 30 minutes.

• How to make the sauce

• In a heavy-bottomed frying pan, melt the butter over medium heat.( if not using the pan you cooked the meatballs in. If using the one-pan method, no butter is needed as the drippings from the meatballs will serve in place of the butter. Remove the cooked meatballs from the frying pan and place on a clean plate while you make the sauce in the pan you pulled from the oven.

  3 tablespoons butter

• Whisk in the flour and continue cooking, stirring continuously, for 2 minutes, allowing the flour to cook and bubble.

  3 tablespoons flour

• Add the vegetable stock and beef stock to the pan and continue to stir.

  ⅔ cup vegetable stock, ⅔ cup beef stock

• Pour in the heavy cream, soy sauce and Dijon mustard, whisking to combine.

  ⅔ cup heavy cream, 2 teaspoons soy sauce, 1 teaspoon dijon mustard

• Bring to a simmer and allow the sauce to thicken.

• Continue to stir until the sauce reaches your desired consistency.

• Add the cooked meatballs back into the creamy gravy and serve.

Ikea suggests mashed potatoes or roasted potatoes. Personally, I love them over egg noodles and served with a bit of lingonberry jam. If you have a sous vide machine you can make my sous vide potatoes. Crispy on the outside, creamy and velvety on the inside.

If you haven't had lingonberry jam you need to try it with this recipe at least once! The sweetness of the jam along with the tartness of the berries is the perfect finish to an amazing bite of swedish meatballs with gravy.

👩🏻‍🍳 Sarah Mock

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Sarah Mock is a classically trained Chef and graduate of Johnson & Wales University. A culinary blogger for 14 years Sarah helps the home cook prepare her recipes with professional results.