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Creamy IKEA Copycat Swedish Meatballs with Beef and Pork
Creamy IKEA Copycat Swedish Meatballs made with beef, pork, and a rich cream sauce. A cozy comfort food dinner served with mashed potatoes and jam.
Beef and Pork Meatballs with Creamy Gravy at Home are simmered in a smooth, savory gravy and served
Why you’ll love and enjoy Creamy IKEA Copycat Swedish Meatballs:
They’re rich, cozy, and hit that exact comfort-food spot with tender meatballs and a creamy gravy. It’s familiar, satisfying, and honestly better fresh from your own kitchen.
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Creamy IKEA Copycat Swedish Meatballs
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Refrigerate: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Yield: 4–6 portions depending on size 1x
- Category: Meat Recipes
- Method: Easy
- Cuisine: Turkish
Description
The gravy is doing most of the heavy lifting here, and that’s not a bad thing. Creamy IKEA-style Swedish Meatballs are a cozy classic, and the comments always prove everyone has their own way of serving them.
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1.1 lbs (500 g) ground beef
- 0.66 lbs (300 g) ground pork
- 1 onion, finely diced
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 2 slices of white bread, soaked in 1/3 cup of milk
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 to 1 1/2 tsp salt, to taste
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Sauce
Instructions
Meatballs
- In a large bowl, add the 500 g ground beef, 300 g ground pork, 1 finely diced onion, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 cup breadcrumbs, the 2 slices of white bread soaked in 1/3 cup milk, 2 beaten eggs, 1 to 1 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp black pepper.
- Use your hands and gently mix until just combined.
- Don’t overwork it or the meatballs turn dense, learned that the hard way.
- Roll into golf-ball-sized meatballs and place them on a tray.
- Pop them in the fridge for about 30 mins, so they hold their shape better when cooking.
- You’ve got two options here.
- Bake at 180°C/350°F for 20 to 25 minutes until browned, or heat a few tablespoons of oil in a non-stick pan and brown the meatballs in batches until golden all over.
- Pan-browning gives better flavor, but baking is easier if you’re busy.
Sauce
- In a pan over medium heat, melt 3 tbsp butter.
- Stir in 3 tbsp flour and cook for about 1 min, stirring constantly, until it smells a little nutty but hasn’t browned. This matters more than you think.
- Slowly whisk in the 2 cups warmed stock or broth, a bit at a time, so it stays smooth.
- Add the 1 cup cream, 1 tbsp soy sauce, and 1 tbsp Dijon mustard.
- Let the sauce gently simmer until thick, creamy, and glossy.
- If it gets too thick, splash in a little more stock.
- Add the cooked meatballs to the sauce and let them simmer together for 5 mins so everything soaks up that flavor.
- Serve hot with mashed potatoes and a spoonful of jam. Lingonberry is classic, but cranberry or cherry jam works just as well, and no one’s complaining.
Notes
Created, prepared, tried, and tested Rochelle: SA Tasty Recipes, Saffas Daily Recipes
Nutritional value does not include the mash and lingonberry jam
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 meatballs
- Calories: 534
- Sugar: 4.9 g
- Sodium: 1126.8 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 14.4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 27.9 g
- Fiber: 1.8 g
- Protein: 35.8 g
- Cholesterol: 188.3 mg
Comfort Food Meatballs with Stock and Cream. These meatballs disappear fast, so grab a spoon
Creamy IKEA Copycat Swedish Meatballs at Home are satisfying, familiar, and simple enough to make without stress. The meatballs stay juicy, the sauce is rich and smooth, and the whole dish feels comforting from the first bite. It’s the kind of recipe that fits right into everyday cooking and still feels special enough to look forward to.
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