Swedish Meatballs

Name: Swedish Meatballs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 1 ½ lbs ground beef (alternatively you can use ¾ lb ground beef and ¾ lb ground pork if you want to use pork); ¾ cup bread crumbs (I prefer panko); ½ cup chopped yellow onion; ¼ cup milk; 1 large egg; 1 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce; 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt; ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 beef boullion cube; ½ cup hot water; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 3 tablespoons flour; Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper; 1 cup heavy cream (or full fat milk); 1 cup beef stock or broth; parsley to garnish

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings
4 people
Calories
852 kcal
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Swedish

Swedish Meatballs

Demi Owens

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My Omi's tried and true Swedish Meatballs!! You can make them entirely with ground beef, or half beef/half pork! Works perfectly either way!

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Ingredients

Servings

For the Meatballs

1 ½ lbs ground beef (alternatively you can use ¾ lb ground beef and ¾ lb ground pork if you want to use pork)
¾ cup bread crumbs (I prefer panko)
½ cup chopped yellow onion
¼ cup milk
1 large egg
1 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 beef boullion cube
½ cup hot water

For the Gravy

3 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons flour
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
1 cup heavy cream (or full fat milk)
1 cup beef stock or broth
parsley to garnish

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Instructions

Combine the ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, milk, egg, worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper and let sit for 15 minutes. Then shape into balls - a little smaller than a golf ball.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat and brown the meatballs on all sides until golden.
Dissolve the bouillon cube in the hot water and pour over the meat and continue to cook until meatballs are browned. Remove the meatballs from the pan to a clean plate and set aside. The liquid will be mostly evaporated at this point any remnants, don't worry about.
Melt the butter in the same skillet and add the flour and stir to combine. Cook until the flour is evenly combined and golden brown, about 2-3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and stir in heavy cream and beef broth and cook until mixture thickens, about 3-4 minutes. Nestle back in the meatballs and simmer together for a few minutes before serving. Garnish with parsley and serve solo or alongside any sort of egg noodle or rice.

Notes

Most Swedish Meatballs are a combo of ground beef and ground pork. I know that many of you don’t eat pork or just never have it on hand, so you’ll notice this recipe only calls for ground beef. But if you’re into the pork, DO IT! Just do a 50/50 split of ground beef to ground pork and you’ll get even more flavor!

Nutrition Information

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Calories 852kcal (43%) Carbohydrates 18g (6%) Protein 37g (74%) Fat 70g (108%) Saturated Fat 33g (165%) Polyunsaturated Fat 3g Monounsaturated Fat 26g Trans Fat 2g Cholesterol 259mg (86%) Sodium 1500mg (63%) Potassium 752mg (21%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 1233IU (25%) Vitamin C 2mg (2%) Calcium 135mg (14%) Iron 5mg (28%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 852 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories	852kcal	43%
Carbohydrates	18g	6%
Protein	37g	74%
Fat	70g	108%
Saturated Fat	33g	165%
Polyunsaturated Fat	3g	18%
Monounsaturated Fat	26g	130%
Trans Fat	2g	100%
Cholesterol	259mg	86%
Sodium	1500mg	63%
Potassium	752mg	16%
Fiber	1g	4%
Sugar	5g	10%
Vitamin A	1233IU	25%
Vitamin C	2mg	2%
Calcium	135mg	14%
Iron	5mg	28%