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Swedish Meatballs
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!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 852 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Swedish
Ingredients
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
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.
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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
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
% 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% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.