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ikea meatballs


“Eee-KEH-Yah,” said the Swedish speaker
“AYE-kee-yah,” said an English speaker.

However, it's pronounced, i love IKEA.  It is my mini-heaven. Thanks to their showrooms, i get my free house-therapy fix. 🙋

 Now my kids love it too. Not for the showroom and shopping, but for a fun time at Smaland 🍄🏠, and then a yummy treat at their restaurant.

 Among many others, our favorite is _the_ Swedish meatballs.
Those tasty meatballs, and the glorious gravy paired with the blueberry sauce.


Thanks to my best friend, Chef John, 😜, i can recreate this dish at home.

i n g r e d i e n t s:
2 tbsp butter
1 onion minced
1/4 cup milk
2 eggs
250g ground pork
250g ground beef
8 minced garlic
1.5 tsp salt
3/4 tsp pepper
1/3 cup plain breadcrumbs

🥩 ⭕ 🥩 Making the meatballs:
With a dash of salt, sweat the onion in 2 tbsp butter.
Transfer butter-onion in a mixing bowl. let cool for a bit.
Add 1/4 cup milk ~temper it - add slowly.
Add 2 eggs.
Mix everything together.

 Add your choice of meat.
Add minced garlic.
Add your choice of minced veggies (carrots, celery, etc.)
Add your

 Rest the mixture for an hour to let flavors blend and soak in.

🥣 🥣 🥣 Making the gravy:
Make a roux - 2 tbsp butter, 3 tbsp flour
Add 3 1/4 cupcup beef stock
1/2 cup cream
1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp sugar
Salt
Pepper
Simmer until slightly thick

🍇 🍇 🍇 🍇 🍇 Making the berry sauce:
2.5 cup berries (mixed or not, frozen or fresh)
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup water

Combine the berries, sugar, and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil and cook at a boil for 5 minutes, scraping the bottom as needed to keep from burning. Reduce heat to low; simmer the mixture until thick, about 10 minutes. 
Serve warm or cold, up to you.

 Serving:
Serve with mashed potatoes and some tangy berry sauce / berry jam

 Enjoy! ^.^

 My picture doesn't do it justice, 👇😋 but that dish tasted good. 

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Enjoy Chef John's humor too, in his video of this loved recipe:
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/231169/chef-johns-swedish-meatballs/
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