Swedish Meatballs (köttbullar)

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As for the number of servings that can be served to make Swedish Meatballs (köttbullar) is Makes ~43 meatballs. So make sure this portion is enough to serve for yourself and your beloved family.

Just in addition, the time it takes to cook Swedish Meatballs (köttbullar) estimated approx ~45 minutes.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook Swedish Meatballs (köttbullar) using 19 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

On a recent trip to IKEA, my young daughter and I had lunch in their restaurant. My daughter practically inhaled her plate of meatballs, and this compelled me to try making my own (even though I was very tempted to just buy a bag of frozen meatballs from IKEA). Having never made them before, I went with a recipe by Alton Brown, but after reading lots of comments, I made a fair number of changes.

Ingredients and spices that need to be Get to make Swedish Meatballs (köttbullar):

1. For the Meatballs
2. 2 slices bread
3. 1/4 cup milk (plus up to 2 Tablespoons more)
4. 3/4 cup finely diced sweet onion
5. 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter
6. 2 large eggs
7. 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
8. 1 teaspoon salt
9. 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
10. 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
11. 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
12. 1 lb ground pork
13. 1 lb ground beef (80% lean ground chuck is a good choice)
14. For the Gravy:
15. 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter
16. 1/4 cup flour
17. 2 and 1/2 cups beef broth
18. 1/4 cup heavy cream
19. 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

Steps to make to make Swedish Meatballs (köttbullar)

1. Tear the bread into very small pieces and place into a bowl. Pour 1/4 cup (4 Tablespoons) milk over the bread and allow it to be absorbed.
   After a few minutes, check the consistency. If it seems dry, add one or two Tablespoons more milk. You want it to be well moistened, but not soggy.
2. Dice the onion to obtain 3/4 cup. It’s okay if you have a little more. Sauté the onion in 1 Tablespoon butter until golden (about 10 minutes). Let onions cool.
3. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
   
   In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, then add the salt, pepper, nutmeg, allspice, and cardamom before whisking again.
4. To this bowl, add the meats, onion, and soaked bread. Use your hands to mix until combined. Do not overmix or else you’ll end up with tough meatballs.
5. Make 1 oz meatballs and place onto parchment paper-lined cooking sheets.
   If you don’t have a scale, make each ball about 1.5 inches in diameter.
   Bake the meatballs for about 25 minutes. Rotate the pans halfway through baking.
6. Meanwhile, make the gravy. Melt 4 Tablespoons butter in a large pan over low heat.
7. Add the flour and whisk well. Continue to whisk constantly over low heat until the flour turns a nice caramel color.
8. Slowly add the beef broth while whisking. The broth with sizzle and the flour mixture will seize and clump, but keep adding broth and mixing. The gravy will eventually become nice and smooth! Continue heating and stirring until the gravy thickens slightly. A spoon pulled through the shallow gravy will briefly leave a trail.
9. Add heavy cream and nutmeg and mix well, then remove from heat.
10. Check doneness of meatballs, then transfer them to the pan of gravy. I dabbed the bottom of each meatball on paper towels to remove excess grease before transferring them. I wanted to avoid adding excess grease to the gravy.
11. Return pan to the heat and stir to drench meatballs in gravy. Bring to a simmer while stirring, then cover the pan and let simmer for at least 5 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching.
12. Serve meatballs with mashed potatoes (or buttered noodles, or rice) and lingonberry jam (rårörda lingon).
    Or, you can be a non-conformist like me and serve them alongside sweet potatoes and asparagus. 🙃. Sprinkle with a little parsley if you want.

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