Description
Delightful recipe for creamy Swedish-style meatballs with mushrooms, featuring golden meatballs in a velvety cream sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 500 g ground beef (or half pork, half beef)
- 1 small onion, finely minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup milk or cream
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- ½ tsp ground allspice
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp butter or oil (for browning)
- 2 tbsp butter (for sauce)
- 250 g mushrooms, sliced
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1 ½ cups beef broth
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce (for sauce)
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard (for sauce)
- Salt & pepper to taste
- Fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix together ground beef, onion, garlic, breadcrumbs, egg, milk, Worcestershire, Dijon, allspice, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Gently combine—do not overmix. Roll into meatballs (about 1 to 1 ½ inches).
- Heat butter/oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Brown the meatballs on all sides until golden. Remove and set aside (they will finish cooking in the sauce).
- In the same pan, melt 2 tbsp butter. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook until softened and lightly golden. Sprinkle flour over the mushrooms and stir for 30 seconds.
- Slowly pour in the beef broth, stirring to remove lumps. Add cream, Worcestershire, Dijon, and stir. Simmer 3–4 minutes until sauce thickens slightly.
- Add the meatballs back into the pan. Cover and simmer gently for 10 minutes, until meatballs are fully cooked and tender. Taste and adjust salt/pepper.
- Sprinkle with fresh parsley. Serve warm with mashed potatoes, egg noodles, buttered rice, or lingonberry jam for an authentic Swedish touch.
Notes
- For a lighter version, use ground turkey instead of beef.
- Serve with traditional Swedish sides for an authentic experience.
- Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Swedish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 100mg