Ikea Meatballs

Turns out IKEA released their recipe card for their famous meatballs and gravy. Pretty chuffed with how close mine was to the real deal. Why not knock up a batch of each and tell me which you prefer?

The recipe above is the copyright of IKEA.

Try my recipe, below…

• 2 slices of white bread
• 150ml milk
• 1 white onion
• 250g beef mince
• 250g pork mince
• 1 white onion
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1/2 tsp allspice
• 1 tsp white pepper
• 3 ice cubes

To make the meatballs, soak your bread in a shallow dish with 150ml milk.

Add to a blender with your onion and blitz until your onion is finely chopped. Add your mince, flour, allspice, white pepper and ice cubes and whizz until combined into a paste.

Roll your mix into ping-pong sized balls and dust with flour. You can choose to freeze them at this point!

Heat a pan on medium to high heat with 1 tbsp oil. Add your meatballs and fry for 8-10minutes. Turn them often for an even golden crust.

• 50g of butter
• 1 tbsp of plain flour
• 2 beef stock cubes
• 150ml of thick double cream

To make the cream sauce (allemansträtten) melt 50g butter in a pan on low heat. Add 1 tbsp plain flour to create a small ball. Cook for 2-3 minutes to get rid of the floury taste. Add 150ml double cream, 400ml boiling water and 2 beef stock cubes. Whisk until you have a smooth thickened sauce. Season and pour over your meatballs.