Swedish Meatballs

The basic meatball recipe really doesn't alter to any great degree.  Look below for a modification on the ingredients to be found as compared to our example listed on the home page.  Same, same.  Minor changes to offer the Swedish Meatball flavors.  Great stuff!

• 1 1/2 cups soft bread crumbs, about 3 slices bread
• 1 tablespoon dried minced onion or 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 can (10 1/2 ounces) condensed beef broth
• 1 cup half-and-half or light cream

Swedish Meatball Sauce on display

The Swedish Meatball Recipes

Mix and combine the salt, nutmeg, bread crumbs, onion, and 3/4 cup milk in a fairly big mixing bowl.

Let milk soak into crumbs for a few minutes.

Lovingly and gently stir in ground beef until well mixed.  Fashion into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.  Brown meatballs in butter and oil in a large skillet pan.  Remove with a slotted spoon to a 2 1/2-quart baking dish. 

Drain off all but 2 tablespoons of drippings.  Stir flour into drippings.  Cook, stirring constantly, until bubbly.  Stir in beef broth and cream.  Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until Swedish meatball sauce thickens and boils for a minute.

Swedish Meatballs and Boiled Potatoes

Pour over Swedish meatballs in baking dish.  Bake Swedish meatballs at 325° for 35 to 45 minutes.

Swedish meatball recipe serves about 6 hungry travelers.

The real traditional style in Sweden is to have homemade boiled mashed (and whipped) potatoes (made with milk and butter, spiced with salt, white pepper and some nutmeg), quite heavy creamy sauce and good quality Swedish lingonberry jam and maybe salty pickled small cucumbers...and of course "mummy's meatballs", made out of minced beef meat!!

No parsley, no dill...no salad at all! That is the traditional way!