Sweden is famous for a number of things from Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Vikings, or the furniture giants IKEA. But if you’re a true-blue foodie, then all these pale in comparison to the delicacies Sweden has to offer. Sweden offers a large variety of food items like seafood, bread, and desserts as well. One of these food items is Swedish meatballs, dipped in delicious gravy and served with breadcrumbs.

Wondering how to cook one for yourself? Well, here are 5 easy and simple Swedish meatball recipes you can try.

Lightened up Turkey Swedish Meatballs

Ingredients for the Gravy:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons low-fat cream cheese
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoons flour
• 2-1/4 fat-free chicken broth
• Salt and fresh ground pepper
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Ingredients for the Meatballs:

• 1 pound ground turkey
• ½ cup panko breadcrumbs
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 2 garlic cloves
• ½ teaspoon Cayenne pepper
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano

How to prepare:

All you need to do is preheat the oven to 350 degrees, place a wire rack over a baking sheet, grease it with the cooking spray and set it aside. In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, breadcrumbs, eggs paprika, cayenne pepper, salt, fresh ground pepper, garlic cloves and dried oregano. Now, using a wooden spoon, mix it well combined. Shape the mixture into 2-3 inch balls and place it on the previously prepared baking sheet. Bake it for 16-18 minutes and your meatballs would be ready to eat.

Now, to make the gravy, first, you have to heat the olive oil in a non-stick frying pan. Add 1 tablespoon of cream cheese heated oil and gently stir it around until the cream cheese melts. Whisk in the remaining cheese, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard and add flour to it. Continue to whisk it until the roux becomes golden brown in color. Whisk it constantly to prevent the lumps from taking place and continue to cook it for 10 minutes or until the gravy thickens and voila! Your gravy and your meatballs are ready to serve.

Traditional Swedish Meatballs

Ingredients for the Meatballs:

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 tablespoon onions
• ½ bread crumbs
• 1 ½ milk
• ½ ground beef
• ½ ground pork
• ½ ground veal
• 1 egg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/8 salt
• ¼ teaspoon white pepper
• Butter or oil

Ingredients for the gravy:

• Pan Juices
• 1 tablespoon flour
• ¾ cup cream
• Salt
• White pepper

How to prepare:

Melt some butter in a skillet and sauté the onions in the butter until it’s golden. Soak the bread crumbs in the milk/cream; add the meat pieces, eggs, onion, allspice, salt, and pepper. Mix until a smooth texture is prepared. Chill mix for an hour or so to firm the solution. Mix the solution into meatballs using 1-2 tablespoons per meatball. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and melt a small amount of butter or oil in the pain. Fill the pan with meatballs. Shake the pan as you fry the meatballs and continue to cook until they’re all evenly brown.

For the gravy:

When all of the meatballs have been fried, mix the flour and cream/milk, and add it to the reserved pan drippings. Simmer it for approx 10-12 minutes, if the mixture is too thick; add a bit of cream (or milk) to make it thin, then taste and season with salt or pepper. Pour the entire gravy over warm meatballs and serve with boiled potatoes, lingo berry sauce or both.

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Swedish Meatballs with Noodles:

Ingredients for the Meatballs:

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 2 cloves chopped garlic
• 2 tablespoons diced onion
• 1 large egg
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
• 2 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• Olive oil

Ingredients for the sauce:

• 2 tablespoon butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 cup whipped cream
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 2 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

What to do:

Spoon the meatballs from the beef mixture and heat the pan over to medium heat. Spill in some olive oil and brown the meatballs by turning them on the frying pan for 7-10 minutes and your meatballs would be ready to serve.

For the sauce:

Put the pan over medium heat, melt the butter and whisk in some flour until it turns brownish. Slowly whisk in the beef and then add some milk and cream, Worcestershire sauce, and some salt, and wait for it to get thickened. After the sauce is thickened, continue to stir until it’s well combined and add the meatballs to it with some noodles.

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