Our IKEA Swedish meatball recipe comes together with hand-mixed meatballs and a béchamel sauce flavored with beef broth, fresh parsley, dried dill, and Worcestershire.
Combine ground beef, panko, onion, allspice, nutmeg, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and egg in a mixing bowl; knead for 3 minutes.
Roll the mixture into 1-inch meatballs and set them aside.
Warm oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Then, add the first layer of meatballs; be careful not to overcrowd the pan. Cook the meatballs for 2-3 minutes, rotating the meatballs to get a nice sear on all sides. Set the partially cooked meatballs aside and repeat with the remaining ingredients.
Discard the excess oil from the pan and add butter. Stir in the flour and heavy cream to create the béchamel sauce.
Add the beef broth, parsley, dill, and Worcestershire sauce. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat.
Lower the heat and add the reserved meatballs to the pan. Simmer over medium-low heat for 20-30 minutes. Garnish with fresh parsley and serve with mashed potatoes, green beans, or mashed cauliflower.
Notes
Expert Tips:
You may want to cook them all at once, but don't overcrowd the pan. Beef naturally releases water as it cooks, and too many meatballs in one pan will cause them to boil instead of fry.
Don't roll the meatballs too big. Since they are pan-fried and simmer in the sauce to finish, making them too large could result in undercooked meatballs, and no one wants that.
Nutrition Disclosure:
The nutritional information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for professional advice.