Many of us have taken a stroll through IKEA’s maze-like floors looking for a well-priced table that will take one too many hours to assemble. The yellow arrows lead to the check-out where a sigh of relief is also met, because you were a little scared that you may have gotten lost. As all perception of time has been lost, a shiny golden aura illuminates around the “IKEA Restuarant & Cafe” sign. Lunch time.
Undoubtedly, meatballs are a IKEA fan-favorite. IKEA, unfortunately due to the circulating pandemic, had to temporarily close its doors. This doesn’t mean the meatballs many have been missing can’t be consumed once at home.
IKEA recently released the beloved meatball recipe for all to enjoy. Check it out for yourself below.
This is what you need (30–40 meatballs, serves 4):
250 g minced beef
250 g minced pork
1 egg
2–3 dl cream (or milk) and water
2½ tbsp fine chopped onion
½ dl unsweetened rusk flour
2 boiled potatoes, cold
4–5 tbsp butter, margarine or oil salt
white pepper
(allspice)
This is how you do it:
Heat the onion until golden in a couple of tablespoons of lightly browned butter. Mash the potatoes and moisten the rusk flour in a little water. Mix all the ingredients into a smooth farce and flavour generously with salt, white pepper and (optional) finecrushed allspice. Shape the farce into round balls and transfer to a floured chopping board, then fry them quite slowly in plenty of butter.
This is what you need (cream sauce, serves 4):
1 dl double cream 2 dl water or beef stock soy salt white pepper (1 tbsp white flour) This is how you do it: Swirl out the pan with a couple of decilitres of boiling water or meat stock. Strain the pan juices and dilute with cream. Thicken with white flour if preferred. Season well, and serve this and the meatballs with freshly boiled potatoes, lingonberry jam, a green salad and salted or pickled gherkins.
