How to make Swedish Meatballs | Homemade Ikea Meatballs

Juicy flavour-packed meatballs in that classic rich and creamy Swedish meatball sauce.
It makes such a great comforting dinner served with mashed potato and of course some lingonberry jam (although I've got some other suggestions if you can't find it).

Swedish Meatballs Ingredients:

Meatballs:
500 g (1lb)beef mince - ideally 20% fat
250 g (1/2 lb)pork mince
1 onion - finely chopped
1 clove of garlic - minced
4 tbsp panko breadcrumbs
1 medium egg
5 tbsp (75ml) full-fat milk
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp white pepper
¼ tsp allspice
2 tbsp vegetable or olive oil

Sauce:
3 tbsp unsalted butter
3 tbsp plain - all-purpose flour
180 ml (3/4 cup) beef stock
120 ml (1/2 cup) vegetable stock
120 ml (1/2 cup) double (heavy) cream
2 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp Dijon mustard
¼ tsp salt

To Serve:
Finely chopped fresh parsley
Creamy mashed potato
Lingonberry jam - or redcurrant jelly
Green veg – such as broccoli or green beans

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[nockebymusic]

I'm Swedish! Your meatballs looks really delicious!. A tip (and the traditional way) is to fry the onions in butter until they are golden brown before adding to the mixture. Makes the meatballs much better!

[malthuswasright]

Top tip - wet your hands before rolling the meatballs - it makes them easier to roll and none of it sticks to your hands.

[dorfrez]

As a novice cook I appreciate your showing what a gentle simmer looks like

[martenandersson]

Swedish. meatballs are very tasty. I am Swedish and I recommend this recipe to everyone. If you are a parent, I think you should cook this meal because you will be loved by your children. in Sweden you have this as a children's menu at restaurants. You could say this is Sweden's national food.

[SimonWilson]

Great video! I would recomend you to try to fry the onions until soft in butter and also mix the breadcumbs and milk/cream in a separate bowl to let them ”swell” or soak up the milk. For a more traditionel take 😄😄
/swede

[tanwera]

Just made these tonight. Perfection! Didn't have pork, so used beef only. Didn't have vegetable stock, so used chicken stock instead. I also used my original frying pan to make the sauce, deglazing it to not waste all that flavor. The mix of spices was just perfect, and the sauce just delicious with a beautiful presentation. Thank younso much!

[lacdirk]

So the secret to a good Swedish gravy is English Worcestershire sauce, French mustard and Chinese dark soy sauce. :)

[TastyFoodUS]

Why do we always watch these videos at night when we are hungry?

[michaelkutulas]

Made this dish for my mom, sister and bro-in-law tonight and it was a big hit!

Made some minor changes, mostly based on comments by others on this post. 1. I sauteed the onions before adding to the meat. 2. I soaked the panko crumbs in the milk, prior to adding to the meat. 3. To the sauce I eliminated the salt and used low sodium beef stock. It sucks getting older, lol! 4. and, I added that pinch of coffee to the sauce, and yes, it did make a difference!

And my final thought... as much as I liked the Lingonberry Jelly, I thought the cost of it was a bit much when compared to whole berry Cranberry Sauce, which really, is not too far off the mark!

Thanks for a great recipe!

[karanfield]

Making this for the 30 residents in my resthome at wrk today. With creamy mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli and carrots. Thank you for yr recipes. They're simple fast and very tasty.

[raycharles]

I learned something here. I did not know that Dijon mustard, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce were Swedish ingredients. You learn something new every day!

[iamacoffeemonster]

Just made this, it tastes so similar to the ikea meatballs, it was SO good!! Thank you! My mom loved it too :) I fried the onions and garlic (separately) in butter beforehand, and also soaked the bread crumbs in milk before mixing it all together, like some of the comments said .... and it was delicious!! Super soft and juicy, and flavorful. Thank you for the recipe <3

[benjaminjane]

Add a pinch of coffee to the gravy for a richer taste.
That's one tiny innovation my grandmother did for my mum, which she has passed down to me.

[Derean]

I just made this for my mother-inlaw she loves swedish meatballs. The sauce is so rich especially after letting them sit on low for about 20 mins man it is good!

[m.a.f]

Made this for my wife and puppies. It’s two thumbs up and two paws high five. This recipe is absolutely delicious. Will be trying more of your recipes in the near future.👍👍🦮🦮

[hejatanten]

Hey, as a swede - pretty good. Made me soooo hungry. My granny used to nag me to swell the starch and breadcrumbs (you can also use oatmeal and breadcrumbs) in the milk 15-20 min before, which will make the balls easier to fry. Also, I recommend you try making tiny meatballs one day. The outside will crisp up more and the meatballs will have more flavour. xoxo

[XionAvalonArcadia]

Something that seems to help is mixing all the ingredients prior to adding it to the meat. The more you mix the meat the tighter it becomes. Very similar to how sausage and hotdogs are different yet the same concept.

[laurelwilliams]

I have made a couple of your dishes now and both have been a hit with the family. Just decided to subscribe as I love the simplicity of your delivery and the fact that you don’t labour over the preparation in the videos. They are enough information and to the point, and most importantly, show the delicious results! Most people know the cooking basics anyway, so I appreciate that you don’t labour the process. I’ve always bought the IKEA sauce, ( my kids love it), but it’s great that I can re-create them without all the additives. Thank you. By the way, cooking your Tuscan Chicken recipe tonight. Love it!

[brendaardizzone]

I come back to this video everytime I want to make this recipe.

[bradsilwood]

I made these last night for dinner and wowzers, they were amazing ! Now, I know my way around a kitchen some, so I made meatballs out of beef only - just my personal preference. Everything else done just like KS told me too. I like my meat well done, so I had some good stuff in the pan to enhance the sauce. The sauce - good lord, you could put that sauce on an old shoe, and it would be incredible. I followed the perfect instructions from KS, and IT. COULD. NOT. HAVE. TURNED. OUT. BETTER ! That sauce could qualify for "last meal" kinda level. Thank you KS, this one goes into steady dinner rotation. Are you married ? x
One last thing, instead of serving over mashed taters, I served it over wide, egg noodles. Fantastic
One more thing - Now that I've read other comments coming from the crazy swedes - I had no crunchy onions, just use your normal common sense when cooking trinity, and a roux. I did saute some baby bella mushrooms in the sauce. They weren't crunchy either - I cooked them long enough. FANTASTIC !