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For the Love of Food

IKEA Swedish Meatballs with Gravy

February 9, 2013 15 Comments

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Ok, let’s admit we all love IKEA!
It’s the Swedish mega store for affordable everything and I am so thankful they have IKEA’s in both Florida and Texas so I can shop there a couple times a year!
 

Not only do I get as giddy as a schoolgirl about IKEA’s bookshelves and massive shelves piled high with kitchen tools, baskets, and picture frames I am addicted, yes addicted, to their Swedish Meatballs and Gravy. So after shopping at the Ikea’s in Dallas, Tampa, and Houston in the past year (and noshing on the meatballs during all my excursions there), I decided it was time to recreate their meatball recipe so I could have it at home anytime I craved it!  

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Check out my recipe below and feel free to leave a comment!
 
 
 See that smile on my face! I get absolutely giddy about IKEA!
 

 Back in the day, IKEA used to serve a Meatball cup for $1 in their cafe. 
Unfortunately, they took it off the menu. Boo IKEA! Luckily you can still get the Meatball Platter in the restaurant. Whew, thank goodness!
 
 
Sign up for IKEA Family in store or online. 
You get free coffee or tea during your visit, free frozen yogurt, 
and all sorts of “family only” deals. I was also impressed with the free daycare, nursing area and bottle warming station they offered. 
Much appreciated IKEA!

 

Print Recipe

Ikea Swedish Meatballs with Gravy

    Makes approx 50 meatballs!

Ingredients

  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup low fat milk
  • 4 slices bread cubed
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 3/4 lb ground beef 80/20
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • grated fresh nutmeg about 4 swipes or 1/8 teaspoon
  • white pepper to taste
  • salt to taste
  • dried parsley as garnish optional

Gravy:

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • 2 1/2 cups beef broth
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/8 teaspoon allspice
  • salt/cracked black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Saute onion in the butter over medium heat until softened, about 5 minutes.
  • Add garlic and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
  • Turn heat down to medium low and whisk in milk, Worcestershire, allspice, nutmeg, salt and white pepper and bring to a simmer then remove from heat.
  • Place bread cubes in a bowl and pour onion mixture over top. Mix well and let cool.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Mix cooled bread-onion mix into beaten egg, ground pork, and ground beef.
  • Shape into 1 inch meatballs and place on two greased baking sheets, 5 across and 6 rows total.
  • Bake for 20 minutes, or until cooked through.
  • Serve topped with gravy, garnished with parsley and with a side of Lingonberry preserves (found at Ikea) and mashed potatoes.

Gravy :

  • In a large skillet, melt butter on medium heat.
  • Whisk in the flour slowly and cook until smooth and slightly darkened.
  • Add the beef broth, allspice, salt, pepper, and
  • Worcestershire sauce and bring to a simmer.
  • Reduce the heat to medium low and stir until gravy thickens.
  • Stir in sour cream, mix well, and serve warm on top of meatballs.
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Saute onions until softened and translucent then add garlic.

I love to use freshly grated nutmeg.
I bought the nutmeg and the microplane spice grinder at Williams Sonoma.
Just remember a little goes a long way!

Bring the onion-milk mixture to a simmer and until it is thick like a paste.

Mix the fragrant onion mix with the soft cubed bread and let cool and absorb.

 
Add the meat and eggs.
 

Shape into mini 1 inch meatballs.

 
Using the skillet that you sauteed the onions in, melt butter and whisk in flour, making a roux.
This is the base of the gravy.
 
Once the gravy is thickened, you can either eat the meatballs alone topped with the gravy
 
 
 or serve meatballs on top of mashed potatoes, smothered in gravy, served with a side of Lingonberry preserves.

During my last trip to IKEA I picked up a jar of Lingonberry preserves to go with my meatballs.
If you do not have these try Cranberry preserves or sauce.

 

These meatballs are addictive– just like IKEA!

 
 

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Beef & Buffalo, Popular, Pork & Duck, Restaurant Copycat, Sauces & Dips Tagged With: gravy, ikea, meatballs, restaurant copycat, swedish meatball

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  1. Charlene

    February 11, 2013 at 5:53 pm

    I absolutely love the Swedish Meatballs at IKEA and am so thankful I found this blog and recipe. I am just getting into blogging and finding it fun. You can take a look at usinggodsgifts.blogspot.com
    Thank you for sharing this. I can't wait to try it out.

    Reply
  2. Anonymous

    February 24, 2013 at 3:32 am

    This looks delicious; however, you need to edit the captions under the pictures. I believe you have left out steps that you included in the numbered steps. I'm looking forward to making these meatballs! Thanks!

    Reply
    • Nicole Hood

      February 24, 2013 at 9:32 pm

      Hi. Not sure what pics you are referring too but I usually don't have a seperate pic of each step, just a few. That is why I post the full directions up top. Please come back and tell me how.your recipe turned out.

      Reply
  3. brandon kelly

    October 9, 2013 at 3:27 am

    Looks amazing!

    Reply
  4. Anonymous

    October 12, 2013 at 10:20 pm

    Hey,

    I first of all want to say that I'm not commenting to criticize your cooking, I'm sure these are very tasty. Being born and raised in Sweden, I must admit I am very confused why I find so many foreign recipes containing nutmeg and all spice? I have never seen my parents, relatives or friends using it. I actually spent a good 30 min looking at a lot of Swedish cooking sites just to see if I could find any containing nutmeg and all spice. I think I found one having a pinch of all spice but in general classic Swedish meatballs just have salt and pepper. We are using a lot of white pepper in Sweden though which I know is not common in the States. It took me a while to find some when I first came here and my mom kept sending it. I know I often see "Swedish" meatballs in the store with white gravy and that is also something I have never eaten (just as a side note). But like I said I'm sure these are tasty too and I am starting to think I need to try a recipe with nutmeg just to see what they taste like since so many "US" recipes contain it. 🙂

    Reply
  5. waynemorran

    November 27, 2013 at 1:28 pm

    thank you so much, these were a big hit on a great evening with the most wonderful woman in the world, your love balls rock!!!

    Reply
  6. Anonymous

    December 7, 2013 at 12:56 am

    Do you fry the meatballs in skillet or oven roast?

    Reply
    • Nicole Hood

      December 16, 2013 at 5:53 am

      I baked my meatballs however you could brown in a skillet and finish in the oven if you would like.

      Reply
  7. Learn about Shipping Pet specialists

    January 9, 2014 at 1:37 am

    We were skeptical at first trying this recipe as it varied from the tried and true family recipe of my childhood. However we were all amazed at how delicious these meatballs were even my mom loved them. I would make again for sure.

    Reply
  8. Alli"s Diabetes Alliance

    April 4, 2014 at 10:38 pm

    Ikea's meatballs & most authentic Swedish/Danish meatballs contain nutmeg, NO onion & often cardomen. They are very similiar to beef stroganoff (Russian) but made with gr beef (or veal) & gr pork.They have more flavour when made with WW flour & WW bread crumbs. Bleached white flour is more of an American invention.

    Reply
  9. Karissa

    August 3, 2014 at 6:01 pm

    These were the best meatballs I've ever had! So flavorful! Thanks sharing the recipe!

    Reply
  10. Anonymous

    January 30, 2015 at 6:58 pm

    Thank you for the recipe for the gravy , I have ikea meatballs but no gravy left so I googled and came across your blog 🙂 off to make my gravy now . from Maxine Birmingham UK

    Reply
  11. Dorine King

    December 15, 2015 at 6:44 pm

    Hi Nicole,

    I made a small batch of these meatballs last week and liked them SO MUCH, I made a triple recipe for my Christmas Eve/Christmas Day Celebrations (2015). However, I do have a question: I know I can freeze the meatballs until my Holiday Celebrations, but … can I also make the gravy ahead and freeze that?

    Reply
  12. Joanna

    December 20, 2015 at 9:07 pm

    I'm going to make these tonight but now I have a request…can you re-create Ikea's apple pie thingy? I haven't found a recipe anywhere for that!

    Reply
  13. Unknown

    December 21, 2015 at 12:59 am

    Just wanted to let you know i just made these exactly per your instructions and wowza. .. they are amazing. Thank you for the recipe

    Reply

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