Swedish Meatballs Recipe -- Beef & Pork Meatballs with Creamy Brown Gravy

Summary by Krater

Chef John demonstrates how to make traditional Swedish meatballs served with a rich cream sauce, boiled potatoes, and lingonberry sauce, emphasizing the importance of using higher-fat ground pork and beef for texture and flavor.

From the video

Answers: How do you make Swedish meatballs?

• Swedish meatballs recipe
• making cream sauce for meatballs
• baking meatballs in the oven

Ingredients

• butter
• 1/2 onion
• salt
• milk
• 2 large eggs
• plain breadcrumbs
• freshly ground nutmeg
• allspice
• freshly ground black pepper
• cayenne
• lean beef
• ground pork
• white all-purpose flour
• beef stock
• cream
• sugar
• Worcestershire sauce
• potatoes
• dill
• lingonberry sauce

What it concludes

• Using leaner pork than beef in Swedish meatballs does not yield the tenderest result because pork provides necessary fat and juiciness.
• Baking meatballs on a foil-lined sheet pan in the oven avoids the mess of frying them on the stove.
• Using a small scoop ensures all meatballs come out the same size.
• A touch of sweet lingonberry sauce is key to balancing the savory flavors of Swedish meatballs and cream sauce.