Do you like meatballs from Ikea? According to the Swedish furniture chain, they serve 150 million units a year. Well, coinciding with the confinement by the coronavirus, they have revealed the secret formula for you to prepare yourself . Here are the ingredients and the step-by-step recipe so that you can add it to the recipes that you can make with what you have at home.
Ingredients for Ikea meatballs
For 4 people (between 16 and 20 units)
- For the meatballs: 500 g of minced beef - 250 g of minced pork - 1 finely chopped onion - 1 clove of garlic (minced or minced) - 100 g of breadcrumbs - 1 egg - 5 tablespoons of whole milk - salt and pepper to taste.
- For sauce: a drizzle of oil - 40 g of butter - 40 g of flour - 150 ml of vegetable broth - 150 ml of meat broth - 150 ml of heavy cream for cooking - 2 teaspoons of soy sauce - 1 teaspoon of mustard Dijon.
The recipe for Ikea meatballs step step
- Mix well the minced beef with the pork, breaking up the lumps.
- Add the finely chopped onion, garlic, breadcrumbs, egg and mix.
- Add the milk and season with salt and pepper.
- Shape the mixture into small balls.
- Place them on a plate, cover and reserve in the refrigerator for 2 hours (to prevent them from losing their shape when they are going to cook).
- Heat the oil over medium heat in a skillet. When hot, carefully insert the meatballs and brown on all sides.
- Once golden, place them on a baking sheet.
- Place the tray in the preheated oven (180 ° C or 160 ° C if it has a fan) and bake for 30 minutes.
How to make the Swedish sauce
- Melt the 40 g of butter in a skillet.
- Add 40 g of flour and continue cooking without stopping stirring for a couple of minutes so that the flour cooks.
- Add 150 ml of vegetable broth and 150 ml of meat broth and continue stirring.
- Add 150 ml of heavy cream for cooking, 2 teaspoons of soy sauce and 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard.
- Lower the heat to a minimum and, while you are stirring, wait for the sauce to thicken.
Once ready, you can serve the Ikea meatballs with the sauce and potatoes or other boiled or pureed vegetables, salad, pasta or rice …
