Creamy Swedish Meatballs

Here’s a delicious recipe for **Creamy Swedish Meatballs** — rich, comforting, and perfect with mashed potatoes or egg noodles. 🇸🇪✨  

### 🧆 Ingredients

#### For the Meatballs:

- 500 g ground beef (or a mix of beef and pork)  

- 1 small onion, finely chopped  

- 1 garlic clove, minced  

- ½ cup breadcrumbs  

- ¼ cup milk  

- 1 egg  

- ½ tsp salt  

- ¼ tsp black pepper  

- ¼ tsp ground allspice (optional, for authentic flavor)  

- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg  

- 2 tbsp butter or oil (for frying)

#### For the Creamy Sauce:

- 2 tbsp butter  

- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour  

- 2 cups beef broth  

- 1 cup heavy cream (or half-and-half)  

- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce  

- 1 tsp Dijon mustard (optional)  

- Salt and pepper to taste  

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### 👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. **Prepare the Meatballs:**  

   In a bowl, combine breadcrumbs and milk. Let sit for 5 minutes until softened.  

   Add ground meat, onion, garlic, egg, salt, pepper, allspice, and nutmeg. Mix gently until combined.  

   Shape into small balls (about 1 inch in diameter).

2. **Cook the Meatballs:**  

   Heat butter or oil in a large skillet over medium heat.  

   Brown the meatballs on all sides (they don’t need to be fully cooked inside yet).  

   Remove and set aside.

3. **Make the Sauce:**  

   In the same skillet, melt butter. Whisk in flour and cook for 1 minute.  

   Gradually add beef broth while whisking to avoid lumps.  

   Stir in cream, Worcestershire sauce, and Dijon mustard.  

   Simmer until thickened (about 5 minutes).

4. **Combine:**  

   Return meatballs to the skillet and simmer in the sauce for 10–15 minutes until fully cooked and tender.  

   Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.

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### 🍽️ Serving Suggestions

Serve over:

- Creamy mashed potatoes  

- Buttered egg noodles  

- Steamed vegetables or lingonberry jam on the side  

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