My husband requested I make him Swedish Meatballs soon, so I dug out my recipe notes. This Peppery Swedish Meatballs recipe is skewed specifically for his tastes, and as the name denotes, is a bit heavy on the black pepper in my opinion. If you aren’t a black pepper nut like him, half of the quantity of pepper in this recipe would be more than sufficient.
Peppery Swedish Meatballs Recipe
Ingredients
- The Meatballs:
- ½ cup minced sweet onion
- 1 tbs. butter/margarine
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 2 lb. of Meatloaf Mixture (ground beef, pork &veal)
- ¾ cup bread crumbs
- 1 lg. egg
- ¼ tsp. paprika
- 1 tsp. ground black pepper (1/2 tsp for less peppery)
- ¼ tsp. Mrs. Dash (table blend)
- 1½ tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- The Gravy:
- 1 cup of milk (2 % is fine)
- 1 tbs. butter/margarine
- 1 tbs. flour
- ½ tsp. Mrs. Dash (table blend)
- ½ tsp. ground black pepper (1/4 tsp. for less peppery)
- ¼ tsp. paprika
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 12 oz. jar of beef gravy
- ½ cup of water
- ¼ tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tbs. sour cream
- Ready to serve. I usually put them over buttered noodles, but sometimes serve them a la cart as an appetizer as shown in the picture above.
Instructions
- Sweat the onions with the butter and margarine, then set aside.
- In a large bowl hand mix all ingredients, including the onions once they have cooled enough to handle.
- Roll into small balls. Approx. the size of a walnut.
- Brown the balls over med/high heat, just enough to put a light sear on the outside.
- Remove meatballs and drain grease from pan.
- Add milk, butter & flour together to pan and whisk over med/high heat intil sauce starts to thicken.
- Add the remaining ingredients, mix well.
- Put the meatballs in the gravy. Add stir enough to ensure all the balls are thoroughly covered.
- Simmer for approx. 1½ to 2 hours.
They look really really tasty! I am sure they are not meant to be served with chips but I would just love to be dipping a couple of chips in to that tasty sauce! They certainly look much better than the famous IKEA meatballs that we all get around the world these days!
Yummy I bet I cant make a nice South Beach substitute very easily thanks!
yum! I love pepper, but I’m sure my husband wouldn’t, so, I can make it for him. And he loves meatballs, thank you for the recipe!
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My son-in-law luvs any type of meatballs! I’m going to have to bookmark these, they look delicious!