Swedish Meatballs Ikea

SWEDISH MEATBALLS IKEA

INGREDIENTS:

1. (30–40 meatballs, serves 4): 250 g minced beef
2. 250 g minced pork
3. 1 egg
4. 2–3 dl cream (or milk) and water 21⁄2 tbsp fine chopped onion
5. 1⁄2 dl unsweetened rusk flour
6. 2 boiled potatoes, cold
7. 4–5 tbsp butter, margarine or oil salt
8. white pepper
9. (allspice)

METHOD

1. Heat the onion until golden in a couple of tablespoons of lightly browned butter. 
2. Mash the potatoes and moisten the rusk flour in a little water. 
3. Mix all the ingredients into a smooth farce and flavour generously with salt, white pepper and (optional) finecrushed allspice. 
4. Shape the farce into round balls and transfer to a floured chopping board, then fry them quite slowly in plenty of butter.

SAUCE
INGREDIENTS

• 1 dl double cream
• 2 dl water or beef stock soy
• salt
• white pepper
• (1 tbsp white flour)

METHOD

1. Swirl out the pan with a couple of decilitres of boiling water or meat stock. 
2. Strain the pan juices and dilute with cream. 
3. Thicken with white flour if preferred. 
4. Season well, and serve this and the meatballs with freshly boiled potatoes, lingonberry jam, a green salad and salted or pickled gherkins.