Homemade Swedish Meatballs with Creamy Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 kg medium-fat ground beef
• 2 small onions (Grated)
• 4 tbsp breadcrumbs
• 3 eggs (Beat in a separate bowl)
• 0.5 paket cream (For the meatball mixture; package weight not specified)
• 3 tsp salt
• 3 tsp black pepper (For the meatball mixture)
• 1 paket baking soda (Package weight not specified)
• 2 tbsp olive oil or vegetable oil (For cooking the meatballs)
• 2 potatoes (Cut into shoestring fries)
• frying oil (Hot oil for frying the potatoes)
• 2 tsp flour (For the sauce)
• 2 tsp butter (For the sauce)
• 400 ml beef stock (For the sauce; the source gives a range of 400–480 ml)
• 4 tbsp soy sauce (For the sauce)
• 2 tbsp cream (For the sauce)
• 2 tsp black pepper (For the sauce)

Steps

1. 1

   Place the ground beef in a large bowl. Add the grated onions, breadcrumbs, the cream reserved for the meatball mixture, salt, black pepper, and baking soda.

2. 2

   Beat the eggs in a separate bowl and add them all to the meatball mixture.

3. 3

   Knead the mixture thoroughly until well combined. Let it rest for approximately 15–20 minutes.

4. 4

   While the mixture rests, cut the potatoes into shoestring fries.

5. 5

   Fry the potatoes in hot oil until golden and browned in places. Remove the fried potatoes from the oil and set them aside.

6. 6

   Pinch off small portions of the rested meatball mixture and shape them into round meatballs.

7. 7

   Heat the olive oil or vegetable oil in a pan. Cook the meatballs over medium-high heat until nicely browned on the outside.

8. 8

   For the sauce, melt the butter in a separate pan.

9. 9

   Add the flour and cook until the raw flour smell disappears.

10. 10

    Gradually add the beef stock, stirring constantly.

11. 11

    Add the soy sauce, the cream reserved for the sauce, and the black pepper. Cook for a few minutes until the sauce thickens.

12. 12

    Serve the meatballs with the fried potatoes and the prepared sauce.

Notes

The source does not specify the amount of oil to use for frying the potatoes. The package weight of the half package of cream used in the meatball mixture is also not specified. The source suggests serving them in an IKEA-style presentation.

Nutrition per serving

• main course
• meatballs
• European cuisine
• pan-cooked
• fried
• meat dish