Homemade IKEA Swedish Meatballs Recipe | Perfect Recipe for Swedish Comfort Food😍

Ever wondered how to recreate those iconic IKEA meatballs in the comfort of your own kitchen? We'll show you all the secrets to making these juicy, flavorful meatballs, as you remember from your last IKEA visit. Perfect for a cosy dinner or a special occasion, this recipe is both simple and satisfying. Let’s get started!
250 gr double grind ribs meat
1 medium onion
4 tablespoon breadcrumbs
1 egg
3-4 tablespoon cream
1 leveled teaspoon salt
1 leveled teaspoon black pepper
2 pinches baking soda
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 potato, finger sliced
For the sauce;
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon butter
300 ml beef stock
4 tablespoons soy sauce
2-4 tablespoon cream
1 pinch black pepper
Put the potatoes in the air fryer, spray some oil on them and fry at 200C (392F) for 20 minutes.
Crack the egg on the minced meat in a bowl, add cream, salt, black pepper, baking soda, breadcrumbs and grated onion. Knead all of them until they get combined. Put the bowl in the refrigerator while making the sauce.
For the sauce, roast the flour and butter in a small pot until it turns light brown. Add the cold meat stock little by little, stirring to avoid lumps. After adding all the stock, boil it for a while and when the sauce starts to thicken, add cream, soy sauce and black pepper. If it is too thick, you can add a little more water or stock.
When the meatball mixture is in a good consistency shape like small balls. Each ball should be about 22-23 gr.
To cook the meatballs, put some oil in a pan, and fry them.
When you place the potatoes and meatballs on the plate and pour the sauce on them, your meatballs are ready to dethrone Ikea meatballs. Enjoy your meal.
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[@hugobranca]

Amazing video. As a Swede I can say you did a pretty good job on the meatballs (traditionally I have never seen anybody use baking soda, and normally we soak the breadcrumbs in milk or cream first instead of adding the dairy straight into the mix, I would also highly recommend to brown the onion before adding it, but this is nitpicking), the sauce is kind of spot on, soy sauce is not unheard of, a lot of Swedes use it in the sauce including me. What baffles me do is chips with meatballs. I mean, I have no complaints, but that would not in a million years happen in Sweden. You would loose your citizenship probably. We serve it with mashed potatoes. Also in Sweden, it is always, always serverved with lingonberries and a fast pickled cucumber condiment. But great job as always. The Swedish sarma (my wife is Serbian so I mostly eat the almost Turkish version) is called "Kåldolmar" wich roughly translates to "Cabbage Dolma". Most Swedes do not know that this is a turkish dish or where the name came from. We eat that with lingon berries also, lol. And yes Swedish Meatballs is kofta, correct. Karl the 12th was actually kicked out of Turkey were he was kind of hiding. Cheers guys.

[@salamanje]

It is interesting that despite both Turkish and Swedish having “ö”, Swedish version is called “kofta”

[@hugobranca]

@@salamanje Nobody calls (swedish) meatballs that anyway, but for me kofta and köfte are interchangeable, kind of like cevap and kebab. Just regional. But yes it is funny.

[@salamanje]

@@hugobranca cevap and kebap are interchangeable? Could you tell more?

[@hugobranca]

@@salamanje I meant it is the same word, etymologically

[@hugobranca]

@@salamanje "The etymology of the word ćevap goes back to the Arabic kebab to which a diminutive suffix typical of Slavish languages - namely čići - is added, even though they are often called simply ćevap/ćevapi."

[@mrmelad2000]

I made this recipe for my son who loves ikea meatballs and he loves them even more than the original ones. Thank you so much Rafika, regards from Palestine

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[@cherylfelton4030]

I am missing longer content.. That being said, I dont have an IKEA near me and I have heard so much about how the meatballs are wonderful... Thanks to you, I can now make them!!! Thank you for an amazing video!!!!

[@mikakarpale]

In Sweden, we eat meatballs with either boiled or mashed potatoes, pressed cucumber, cream sauce and lingonberry jam.

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[@taidasun]

Without additives, of course is better! Here in Serbia we make ćufte 😂 which sounds like köfte, lot of Turkish influence in Serbia also. Love your videos, specially with simple ingredients

[@maisy4675]

I’m happy to have a version of Swedish meatballs I can eat as I think IKEA uses pork. Thank you !!

[@hugobranca]

It is common to use a pork and beef blend, never all pork, but all beef is absolutely ok to tradition. And veal and game even.

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Do not rush, it makes me anxious. Loved the back story of IKEA meatballs. Hope to find the ingredients in the description. You had been rather fast while explaining ingredients.

[@forestcottage7321]

Watching from Australia in the Dandenong Ranges Victoria, and my mouth is watering!! I love Turkish kofta, so cant wait to try these. Love the history of its evolution. Your video are always so uplifting and perfect. Thank you. Ill let you know how they turn out.🦘🦜

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Looks very tasty! I loved the mini history lesson too!

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Love when you do quick short videos. I feel I can manage the same recipe for the family when I am in a rush and don't have time. Thank you!

[@thomascurb9006]

You said there was over 300 Turkish meatballs. Is there a cookbook with just meatball recipes? If so I would love to find it .🤔

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Can't wait to try, and no manmade chemicals! Nice and simple. Thank you Refika and Borek for the recipe.👍❤️

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This looks super yummyyyy, I'll definitely try it as soon as I can !

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I love the Swedish version of Turkish meatballs... I'm going to have to make this very soon

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[@supremefantastic]

Great job! I'm swedish and your meatballs feel swedish. But of course we serve them with mashed potatoes here instead of chips :) But it looks fantastic. Best wishes from Sweden :)

[@Refika]

Thank you 🙏 her in Turkey they are served with chips :)

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[@chrisyarimie4408]

Swedish meat balls have allspice in them, also pork and beef mixed.

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Deliciously made👍🏽 my kids will love this recipe, thanks!

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Yey...always looking forward to this every Saturday!

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thanks for sharing. great story :)

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Wow, I like it and I did buy from AIKIA. I will make it now. Thank you and love you 💕

[@amateurepicurean8168]

The two Meatballers? It's always wonderful to see Burak, btw.... Anyway, this backstory is very interesting and it makes perfect sense. We have "Swedish" meatballs in our regular rotation. We add a little bit of allspice to the meat mixture and sometimes some nutmeg. Very little. About 1/4 teaspoon each per pound of meat. We brown the meatballs and then build the sauce in the same pan and finish by returning the meatballs to the pan while the potatoes or noodles are cooking. But how nice to be able to share the fruits of your research at the table the next time we make them!! Hope you and your magnificent team are well. Be safe/much love!!

[@SajidKhan-jk3of]

Looks just yummy, will try it out soon.

[@veronicaheaney3464]

This video made me so hungry! 😂 Took ground meat out of the freezer to thaw so I can make them tomorrow. (Unfortunately, am already cooking chicken for tonight’s dinner.)

[@wissamsaab9841]

Excellent work , looks scrumptious . Yes , definitely King Charles Xll of Sweeden brought the Turkish " meatballs " to Sweeden mid 18th century to become their national dish . No wonder why Turkiye has such a beautiful cuisine & people to go along with it ❤😍

[@resorband]

This is false information. We've had meatballs since the 1500-1600s through England and France. The recipe is swedish

[@resorband]

Also, swedes didn't fry their meatballs until the 1800s, so there's a huge gap there in your thought process

[@suzannelang8792]

Great job team! I have fond memories of our family enjoying IKEA meatballs & sauce, but now they'll be tastier, & without the additives. I just need to to pick up some cranberry sauce, instead of the usual lingonberry jam from IKEA, to put on the side.🥰

[@TheAlpineHomesteadAdirondacks]

Add either raisins or dried cranberry's to the meat mix everyone will be blown away with the flavor, you can do with turkey meatballs as well really nice gravy. I use CAVIT wine in my whole turkey pan and baste with it and use cheese cloth to keep it moist . Use ground turkey for yours lol Swedes have Lingonberries with theirs so the raisins and or cranberry's work great!

[@grilledcheeseandsoup1652]

You read my mind! I have been craving meatballs. I'm definitely making these today. Thank you for the recipe and some history. I loved it!

[@ramonajordan3875]

Comfort food at it's finest! An alternative serving suggestion would be rice instead of potatoes. Imagine that yummy gravy/sauce over rice.

[@juliarego4193]

Excellent. Loved it.

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Yum, I'm drooling!

[@asperneto]

This looks easy and delicious! I will definitely try it!

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Thankyou for the recipe. My grandkids love them.

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Love your videos. Even though I am a vegetarian!

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It's a very simple recipe

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Hollandadan bakiyoruz. Supersin Refika!

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Looks yummy!!!

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I wish your videos were longer! ❤

[@izibear4462]

Oh thank you. Definitely trying this one. I tried your suçuk recipe and it is ace! 🙏

[@SS-sr2ur]

Hi, we've just eaten your Ikea meatballs and sauce for dinner. Thanks for the recipe, I will be trying this out on my granddaughter. I'll get her to make them. Love your KZbin channel. ❤

[@oe9276]

this is far superior to anything you can eat in Ikea ❤

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Can you please show us how to make your recipes on slow cooker crockpots, please. Thank you!

[@bberdan6603]

Looks so good! Tonight's plans just changed after a quick run to the grocery store. Thank you!

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Swedish meatball poutine! Love it!

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Thank you !!!

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Great, my son will love this!

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[@SanJacintoArtGuild]

Delightful! I will make the sauce. The meatballs, probably. The chips, most likely not. (I am 69. About 25 years ago, I discovered that I no longer cared for chips.)

[@asliaktas5038]

I will try them 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@OSheaDean]

The only thing I buy from an Ikea caf is pear cider, but I'll def. try your recipe w/ Impossible mince.

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Please also teach the cabbage rolls: Lahana Sarma!!

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They look perfect 👌

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Amazing

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thank you, i would add some allspice and some Worcestershire sauce into the sauce 😍👍👍👍🙏

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Almost correct (and every house in Sweden has the "corect" one! I hope you enjoyed it.

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We use in Texas a cookie scoop for meatballs.

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Me too.

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[@jorgtb7265]

That’s a great idea.❤We just discussed what we are going to do with the rest of the minced meat in our fridge. 😂 Warm greetings to you and your entire team.

[@franceroy5480]

Nice recipe. I would add allspice, grate a little nutmeg over it and add a tiny pinch of ground clove. 😊 I think that since this recipe does not carry a Certification, Patent, or some kind of AOC swedish number, it is ok to adapt it to our own preference… that’s the beauty of cooking and sharing recipes 😉 Enjoy 😊🎉

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One day I'm going to make the trip to Turkey and try as much as I can . Non touristy place so I get real food

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Yum, will try it this week!

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Recipe - superb! Burak 8:36 :):):)))

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[@leiflindqvist9095]

Well..... Swedish meatballs. I have made a lot of Swedish meatballs in Sweden as a Swede. I have never seen baking soda being used. Cream is not normally used but milk.... even if cream may be used mostly in "fine dining" versions. I think what you have here is Turkish meatballs.

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Love what you do.

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[@ohdogwow2]

4:22 I know people expect a ball when they hear the word meatball, but I would just sear and cook with the rectangle shape. You get better surface area contact with the flat pan or griddle. The sear is where the flavor is at, not the shape.

[@leacruz7311]

Thanks, I will try this.