{"id":1643,"date":"2012-04-16T19:53:06","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T00:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/?p=1643"},"modified":"2012-04-16T19:53:06","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T00:53:06","slug":"swedish-meatballs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/?p=1643","title":{"rendered":"Swedish Meatballs"},"content":{"rendered":"

We all like Ikea Swedish Meatballs , don’t we ?? My 7 years old son is a fan of their meatballs , although we don’t go there often , but once in a while when we go there shopping , we always make time to stop by their food court to have one and only swedish meatballs . My 7 years complains often because kids meal , only has 5 meatballs and we know their meatballs are tiny , small .. So , in my attempt to make my son happy and to surprise him , i tried making our own swedish meatballs . And the result is good , more than good , it’s great .Super easy , not exactly quick , unless you have a big electric skillet . I used 2 lbs of meat , and it makes quite a bit , probably about 50 small meatballs , if you make them Ikea size , you will get more meatballs . So , anyway , enjoy this delicious meatballs !! They’re not hard to make at all , just takes a little time .<\/p>\n

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For the meatballs , you need :
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<\/strong>1 cup of chopped red onion<\/p>\n

1 lb of ground beef , extra lean 96%<\/p>\n

1 lb of ground pork<\/p>\n

1 1\/4 cup of plain bread crumbs<\/p>\n

3\/4 cup of milk<\/p>\n

1 beaten egg<\/p>\n

almost 1\/2 tsp. of ground allspice<\/p>\n

1\/8 tsp. of ground nutmeg<\/p>\n

1 3\/4 tsp. of salt<\/p>\n

1\/2 tsp. of black pepper<\/p>\n

1. Heat vegetable oil on a skillet , then cook the chopped onion for about 5-6 minutes . Set aside , let it cool in a large bowl .<\/p>\n

2. While the onion cools , mix the breadcrumbs with milk , let it sit for 5 minutes .<\/p>\n

3. Add the ground beef and ground pork , beaten egg , about 1 3\/4 tsp. of salt\u00a0 1\/2 tsp. black pepper , ground nutmeg and ground allspice , bread crumbs , to the bowl , with the cooked onion . Mix with your hands well . Using 1 tbsp. make into a ball .<\/p>\n

4. Return to the skillet , with a drop of oil , ( or butter , i prefer oil ) , cook about 5-6 minutes total , shake the skillet often to cook the\u00a0 meatballs .Do in batches , and while you cook the rest , place the cooked meatballs in the 200 F oven .<\/p>\n

Now , let’s move on to the gravy<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

1\/2 c. of chopped onion<\/p>\n

6 tbsp.all purpose flour<\/p>\n

4 cups of beef broth<\/p>\n

splash of heavy cream<\/p>\n

1\/4 c.of currant jelly<\/p>\n

In the same skillet you use for the meatballs , cook onion about 4 minutes , then add the flour , cook about 2 minutes to take the rawness out . Then add beef broth a little at a time , while whisking , you want to whisk non stop , or else it will get lumpy . After few minutes , it should thicken , and then add a splash of heavy cream in there , keep whisking , then add 1\/4 cup of red currant jelly . Then return the meatballs into the skillet with its gravy and let it simmer for about 10 to 15 minutes . Serve with mashed potatoes and red currant jelly and cucumber salad .<\/p>\n

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Swedish meatballs are not hard to make , it’s just take a little time , they’re delicious , can be served as an appetizer or main course . <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":1645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[36],"class_list":["post-1643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-main-dishes","category-main-dishes-recipes","tag-swedish-meatballs-red-currant-jelly-pork-beef"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1643"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1647,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1643\/revisions\/1647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}