Swedish Meatball Recipe

This delicous Swedish Meatball recipe has been a family favorite weeknight meal for decades, but these tasty morsels are also ideal to serve as party appetizers for a large group of people.

Since this recipe takes a bit of time to prepare we usually usually double or triple the meat portion of the recipe, and double up the Swedish meatball sauce.

Keep the meatballs small and don't skimp on any of the ingredients for Swedish meatball sauce as the recipe needs it for the best flavor.

Swedish Meatball Recipe

1/4 cup (50 ml) butter
1/3 cup (75 ml) finely chopped onion
1 egg
1/2 cup (125 ml) milk
1/4 cup (50 ml) dried bread crumbs
2 tsp (5 ml) granulated sugar
1 1/2 tsp (7 ml) salt
1 tsp (5 ml) ground allspice
1 tsp (5 ml) ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp (2 ml) dry mustard
1 1/2 lbs (750 g) lean ground beef
1/2 cup (125 ml) all-purpose flour

Swedish meatball sauce:

2 tblsp (25 ml) butter
1 cup (250 ml) milk
3/4 cup (175 ml) whipping cream
1 tsp (5 ml) granulated sugar
1/2 tsp (2 ml) ground allspice
1/2 tsp (2 ml) ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp (2 ml) dry mustard
1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt
Pinch freshly ground pepper

1) In a skillet heat 2 tblsp (25 ml) butter, add onion and cook about 3 minutes, until tender.
2) In a large bowl, beat egg, stir in milk, bread crumbs, sugar, salt, allspice, nutmeg and mustard. Let stand 2 to 3 minutes.
3) Add ground meat and onions and mix well. Form mixture into tiny meatballs (the size of cherries) and roll in flour.
4) In a large skillet, heat remaining butter. Fry meatballs until browned on all sides. Remove and keep warm. Melt butter for sauce in skillet and stir in milk, cream, sugar, allspice, nutmeg, mustard, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring and scraping down any brown bits from the pan. Return meatballs to skillet and heat slowly. The sauce will gradually thicken as it heats. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes. Serve as main meal with buttered noodles, steamed green vegetables, or serve as cocktail appetizers.

Enjoy!

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