Swedish Style Meatballs Recipe

Savory and spicy bite-sized meatballs in a satisfyingly thick sauce, no furniture shopping required! (Although if you really wanted to, you could introduce them to your family as MEATBALLS and see if they get the joke).

Even if you’re not a big IKEA fan though, these meatballs are delicious just as dinner. The spices add a nice warmth, and the generous use of ghee and coconut milk in the sauce makes it thick and satisfying.

It’s a perfect dish to warm up with after a long day – maybe over some zucchini noodles or spaghetti squash (this recipe has directions for roasting spaghetti squash to make Paleo “pasta” if you don’t know how).

This recipe is also a great one for kids to help with, provided your kids are old enough to handle raw meat safely.

Smaller hands are perfect for getting the meatballs the right size, and getting kids involved in the kitchen is one of the best ways to get them excited about eating healthy food. And the meatballs themselves also make great lunchbox fillers if you have any leftovers!

Swedish Style Meatballs Recipe

SERVES: 4 PREP: 25 min COOK: 30 min

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground beef;
• 1 lb. ground pork;
• 1 onion, diced;
• ½ cup almond meal;
• 2 large egg yolks;
• ¼ tsp. allspice, ground;
• ¼ tsp. nutmeg, ground;
• 4 cups beef stock;
• 1 cup coconut milk;
• ¼ cup ghee;
• 2 tbsp. tapioca starch;
• 1 tbsp. fresh parsley leaves, chopped;
• Cooking fat;
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper;

Preparation

1. Heat some cooking fat in a large skillet placed over medium heat.
2. Add the onion, and cook, stirring consistently, until the onions are soft, about 4-5 minutes.
3. In a bowl, combine the beef, pork, almond meal, egg yolks, allspice,  nutmeg, and cooked onion.
4. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and give everything a good stir.
5. Roll the meat into 1 ¼-inch meatball.
6. Add some more cooking fat to the skillet and brown the meatballs in batches on all sides, about 5 minutes per batch, and set aside.
7. Melt the ghee in the skillet placed over medium heat.
8. Gradually whisk in the beef stock and cook, constantly whisking, for about 2 minutes. Stir in the coconut milk and season to taste with salt and pepper.
9. Remove a small amount of the sauce from the pan. Mix the tapioca starch into that small amount of sauce and slowly return it to the pan, whisking consistently until it thickens.
10. Stir in the meatballs and cook, occasionally stirring, until cooked through and thickened, about 12 to 15 minutes.
11. Serve immediately with parsley.

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Swedish Style Meatballs Recipe

Bite-size Swedish meatballs with a creamy sauce are perfect by themselves or over a big pile of roasted spaghetti squash.

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Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 55 minutes mins

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Sweden

Servings 4 people

Calories 975 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 lb. ground pork
• 1 onion diced
• ½ cup almond meal
• 2 large egg yolks
• ¼ tsp. allspice ground
• ¼ tsp. nutmeg ground
• 4 cups beef stock
• 1 cup coconut milk
• ¼ cup ghee
• 2 tbsp. tapioca starch
• 1 tbsp. fresh parsley leaves chopped
• Cooking fat
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

 

• Heat some cooking fat in a large skillet placed over medium heat.
  Cooking fat
• Add the onion, and cook, stirring consistently, until the onions are soft, about 4-5 minutes.
  1 onion
• In a bowl, combine the beef, pork, almond meal, egg yolks, allspice, nutmeg, and cooked onion.
  1 lb. ground beef, 1 lb. ground pork, ½ cup almond meal, 2 large egg yolks, ¼ tsp. allspice, ¼ tsp. nutmeg
• Season with salt and pepper to taste, and give everything a good stir.
  Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Roll the meat into 1 ¼-inch meatball.
• Add some more cooking fat to the skillet and brown the meatballs in batches on all sides, about 5 minutes per batch, and set aside.
  Cooking fat
• Melt the ghee in the skillet placed over medium heat.
  ¼ cup ghee
• Gradually whisk in the beef stock and cook, constantly whisking, for about 2 minutes. Stir in the coconut milk and season to taste with salt and pepper.
  4 cups beef stock, 1 cup coconut milk
• Remove a small amount of the sauce from the pan. Mix the tapioca starch into that small amount of sauce and slowly return it to the pan, whisking consistently until it thickens.
  2 tbsp. tapioca starch
• Stir in the meatballs and cook, occasionally stirring, until cooked through and thickened, about 12 to 15 minutes.
• Serve immediately with parsley.
  1 tbsp. fresh parsley leaves

Nutrition

Calories: 975kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 49gFat: 80gSaturated Fat: 37gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 26gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 288mgSodium: 630mgPotassium: 1276mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 452IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 121mgIron: 7mg

Keyword meatballs, swedish style

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