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Recipe: Köttbullar med Gräddsås (Meatballs with Cream Sauce)
I’ve never had the meatballs at IKEA so I can’t tell you how these compare but these meatballs are made very simply and served with a thick cream sauce that can’t be beat for its high marks in comfort. Traditionally these are paired with buttery rich potatoes, a simple pressed cucumber salad, and lingonberry jam but they’re also pretty good over rice or pasta with some fresh herbs.
Köttbullar med Gräddsås (Meatballs with Cream Sauce)
AuthorMabCategoryDifficultyBeginner
Yields24 ServingsPrep Time10 minsCook Time15 minsTotal Time25 mins
Ingredients
Meatballs
400gminced meat (I used chicken)
30mlmilk
50gbreadcrumbs
½tspmustard
1small onion, finely minced
salt, pepper, butter for frying
Cream Sauce
20gflour
250mlcream (or milk)
to taste: salt, white pepper, herbs
Directions
1
In a large frying pan heat a small amount of oil then fry the onions over medium-high heat until they just start to color then allow them to cool completely. Set pan aside to use later.
2
Next, make the meatballs by adding all the meatball ingredients to a bowl and stirring well with your hand until everything is incorporated.
3
Wet your hands lightly and shape the meatballs into small circles about the size of a walnut.
4
In the same pan you fried the onions in add enough butter to coat the bottom, fry off the meatballs in batches until they turn brown on each side, about 1-2 minutes, then rotate cooking each side until the meatballs are browned all over then remove the meatballs from the pan.
5
Continue making meatballs until all of the meat is fried, then in the same pan add the flour and cook for 60 seconds until it is absorbed into the leftover fat and juices (adding more fat if needed).
6
Turn the heat down to very low and then mix the cream into the fat-flour mixture, stirring constantly until the sauce forms.
7
Turn the heat off, season the cream, and then either simmer the meatballs in the cream mixture for 2-3 minutes OR plate meatballs and pour sauce over the top of the meatballs.
In a large frying pan heat a small amount of oil then fry the onions over medium-high heat until they just start to color then allow them to cool completely. Set pan aside to use later.
2
Next, make the meatballs by adding all the meatball ingredients to a bowl and stirring well with your hand until everything is incorporated.
3
Wet your hands lightly and shape the meatballs into small circles about the size of a walnut.
4
In the same pan you fried the onions in add enough butter to coat the bottom, fry off the meatballs in batches until they turn brown on each side, about 1-2 minutes, then rotate cooking each side until the meatballs are browned all over then remove the meatballs from the pan.
5
Continue making meatballs until all of the meat is fried, then in the same pan add the flour and cook for 60 seconds until it is absorbed into the leftover fat and juices (adding more fat if needed).
6
Turn the heat down to very low and then mix the cream into the fat-flour mixture, stirring constantly until the sauce forms.
7
Turn the heat off, season the cream, and then either simmer the meatballs in the cream mixture for 2-3 minutes OR plate meatballs and pour sauce over the top of the meatballs.
Notes
Köttbullar med Gräddsås (Meatballs with Cream Sauce)
