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IKEA Meatballs Recipe

Slathered in a creamy gravy with a side of refreshing lingonberry sauce, IKEA’s meatballs never fail to brighten my day. With simple ingredients easily found in many supermarkets, this IKEA meatballs recipe would be good to whip up for your fam during this stay-home season. During this trying time, it’s of utmost importance to keep our spirits high, and good food certainly helps. 
Cook time
1 hour
Total time
1 hour
Cuisine
Swedish
Course
Main Course
Servings
5 Peoples

Ingredients

  • 250 g minced beef
  • 250 g minced pork
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 onion, minced
  • 60 g breadcrumbs
  • 70 g butter
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp tsp allspice
  • 30 ml milk

Cranberry Sauce

  • 100 g cranberries
  • 50 g water
  • 50 g sugar

Gravy

  • 200 ml beef stock
  • 30 ml soy sauce
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 25 g all-purpose flour
  • 25 g butter
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 100 ml whipping cream

Instructions

  • In a saucepan on low heat, gently sweat the onions in butter until they turn clear and translucent. Set them aside to rest. 
  • Mix the breadcrumbs, eggs and milk in a mixing bowl.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients, namely minced beef, minced pork, onions, allspice, salt and pepper. Mix everything thoroughly and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • After refrigerating, roll the meatballs into the size of a tablespoon.
  • Prepare a glaze by combining melted butter and a pinch of allspice. Glaze the meatballs and the baking tray.
  • Bake the meatballs in a preheated oven for 20 mins at 220 degrees Celsius or until they are browned.

Gravy

  • To prepare the gravy, heat a pot on low heat and add butter.
  • Once the butter has melted, add the flour and mix them together.
  • When the flour and butter mixture starts to develop a nutty aroma, which should be about five minutes in, add the beef stock. 
  • Add soy sauce, whipping cream, chilli powder, salt and pepper.
  • When the sauce has reduced to half, remove the pan from the stove.

Cranberry Sauce

  • To prepare the cranberry sauce, start by boiling water in a saucepan. 
  • Add sugar when the water starts to boil and stir occasionally until it thickens.
  • Add in the cranberries while stirring and gently pressing them. 
  •  Continue cooking the mixture for around 10 minutes. Remove from heat when the mixture has been reduced into a thick jam. 
  • Plate the meatballs and place a dollop of cranberry sauce at the side. To serve, pour the luxurious gravy all over the meatballs.