Swedish Meatballs recipe
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4.8
27 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
45 mins
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Servings
18 meatballs
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Swedish
Swedish Meatballs recipe
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These are the best Swedish Meatballs. They are pork and beef homemade meatballs that are so tender and topped with a creamy sauce that is good over pasta or rice. This is the ultimate comfort food. This is the ultimate comfort food with warm spices and delicious creamy gravy.
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Ingredients
- 2 lices white bread toasted and crumbled
- 1/2 /2 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1 small onion minced
- 2/3 /3 pound ground beef
- 1/3 /3 pound finely ground pork
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 /4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 /4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 /4 teaspoon ground allspice
Gravy:
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/4 /4 cup chicken broth (can use beef broth as well)
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour or as needed
- 2 cups beef broth or as needed
- 1/2 /2 cup sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the bread crumbs into a small bowl, and mix in the cream. Allow to stand until crumbs absorb the cream, about 10 minutes. While the bread is soaking, melt 1 teaspoon of butter in a skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the onion until it turns light brown and is soft.
- Place onion into a mixing bowl; mix with the ground beef, ground pork, egg, brown sugar, salt, black pepper, nutmeg, and allspice. Lightly mix in the bread crumbs and cream.
- Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Pinch off about 1 1/2 tablespoon of the meat mixture per meatball, and form into balls. Place the meatballs into the skillet, and cook just until the outsides are brown, about 5 minutes, turning the meatballs often. Insides of the meatballs will still be pink. Place browned meatballs into a baking dish, pour in chicken broth, and cover with foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the meatballs are tender, about 20-40 minutes. Remove meatballs and place in a serving dish.
- To make brown gravy, pour pan drippings into a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk the flour into the pan drippings until smooth, and gradually whisk in enough beef broth to total about 2 1/2 cups of liquid. Bring the gravy to a simmer, whisking constantly until thick, about 5 minutes. Just before serving, whisk in the sour cream. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Serve the gravy with the meatballs over pasta, rice, or egg noodles. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.
- Make ahead tip: Keep meatballs warm in a slow cooker with gravy and stir in sour cream before serving.
Notes
- You can use 1/2 pound beef and 1/2 pound pork instead of 2/3lb and 1/3lb. I don't notice a difference in taste.
- Make ahead tip: Place meatballs in the slow cooker with the gravy if eating later. Stir in sour cream before serving.
- This doubles easily!
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