The Best Swedish Meatballs and Gravy
This recipe took quite a number of rounds of testing, but I’m happy to say I’ve finally perfected the Swedish Meatball. Seriously guys, this’ll put anything you might find at Ikea to shame. I even recently took a trip to Sweden and sought out a restaurant that specializes in Swedish meatballs. And guess what? I prefer mine. And I’m not just saying that either.
What makes this recipe so good? It’s full of flavor. I’ve taken traditional flavors and kicked it all up a notch. I hate bland food, and I’ve eaten a lot of bland versions of Swedish meatballs. This recipe is anything but bland. You get a flavorful meatball combined with a rich and flavorful sauce and it’s just magic.
To add even more flavor in this recipe, you can always use a country style pork sausage instead of just ground pork. Let me tell you, that can really add a lot to this recipe. Just make sure you stay away from Italian style ground pork sausage. It just isn’t the right flavor profile.
The meatballs are baked in this recipe for convenience. Not only does baking the meatballs free you up to work on other things, it also keeps things separate for kids who will eat meatballs, but won’t eat sauce. Yup, that’s my kids. You can always cook your meatballs in a skillet, but I really am a huge fan of baking simply for the convenience.
I prefer to serve my Swedish Meatballs over egg noodles. Another more traditional option is to serve them with mashed potatoes. You can also serve them over rice if you want.
Step number 4 in this recipe involves making a roux. The flour in the recipe acts as a thickening agent. If you just added flour to a liquid you’d end up with a clumpy mess. By combining the flour with a fat source (melted butter), you will be able to distribute the thickening agent throughout the sauce without leaving clumps behind. This same principle can be applied to any sauce or soup that needs to be thickened. A roux is equal parts flour to fat. Cornstarch is a stronger thickening agent that I use (with butter) in things like puddings and cream pies.
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The Best Swedish Meatballs and Gravy
The Best Swedish Meatballs and Gravy
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Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 pound ground beef 85-90%
- 1 pound ground pork or country style ground pork sausage
- 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Gravy
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 4 cups beef broth
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- salt and pepper to taste
- chopped fresh parsley for garnish (optional)
- 1 lb. egg noodles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
- In a medium-size mixing bowl, knead together ground beef, ground pork, bread crumbs, Worcestershire sauce, egg yolks, 1/2 tsp allspice, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp pepper. Form into 1-inch meatballs and place on baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, you'll want to make the egg noodles, or white rice to go with the dish, whichever you prefer to serve the meatballs and gravy over.
- Make the gravy by melting butter in a large saucepan. Once butter is melted, stir in flour, nutmeg, and allspice until it forms a paste. Pour in beef broth and 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce and heat over medium-high heat until thickened. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in sour cream.
- Add cooked meatballs to sauce and serve hot over egg noodles (or mashed potatoes or rice).
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This recipe first appeared on The Stay At Home Chef on October 29, 2014
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