Grammy's Kitchen · Meatballs · Homemade Swedish Meatballs
One of 38 meatballs recipes we measured
It ranks #37 of 38 for richness among the meatballs recipes we compared. 5 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 38.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| egg | 7% | 10% |
| dairy | 26% | 6% |
| aromatics | 0% | 9% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| liquid | 97% | 12% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 pound lean ground beef |
| 227 g | 1/2 pound ground pork (or additional ground beef) |
| 18 g | 1/2 cup bread crumbs (or Panko bread crumbs) |
| 50 g | 1 large egg (beaten) |
| 61 g | 1/4 cup milk |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon black pepper |
| 0 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice |
| 0 g | 1/16 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
| pinch ground cloves | |
| 43 g | 3 tablespoons butter |
| 22 g | 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon white pepper (or finely ground black pepper) |
| 480 g | 2 cups beef stock (*) |
| 119 g | 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream |
| 11 g | 2 teaspoons soy sauce |
| chopped fresh parsley (for garnish, optional) |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I used the Swedish meatballs from IKEA that I had in the freezer. I warmed them through in a pan to get a bit of flavor for the gravy. I followed the recipe except used 1/2 n 1/2. I was amazed at how delicious it was. Very simple to make but packed with so muc” — a cook, 5.0★
“I made the swedish meatballs for dinner last night & they were delicious ( I didn't change a thing)! I am a widow so I cook to please myself haha. I will certainly be making these again. Every recipe I have made has been great & I appreciate that th” — a cook, 5.0★