Easy Healthy Swedish Meatballs (Ikea Style)
Tasty meatballs in a creamy tomato sauce. You'll want to go back for more!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 500 g Minced Pork (Low fat (optional))
- 1 sml Onion (Finally chopped)
- 30 g Plain Flour (plus extra for coating)
- 1 tsp Thyme (Fresh and chopped)
- ¼ tsp Paprika
- 1 Egg (beaten)
- Salt and Pepper
- 30 g Butter
- 1 tbsp Sunflower Oil
Tomato Sauce
- 30 g Butter
- 30 g Plain Flour
- 450 ml Vegetable Stock (or chicken stock)
- 400 g Chopped Tomatoes
- 1 tbsp Tomato Puree
- 1 Clove of Garlic (Crushed)
- 1 Bay Leaf
Instructions
- Mix the pork, onion, flour, thyme, paprika and egg. Season with salt and pepper.
- Shape the mixture into 20 ovals or balls with 2 dessertspoons or your hands. Lightly roll in flour, then chill in the refrigerator.
- For the sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan, sprinkle with flour and cook and stir for 1 minute. Use a metal whisk. Blend in the stock, then add the tomatoes, puree, garlic and bay leaf and season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil until thickened. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter and add the oil in a deep-sided frying pan. Cook the meatballs in batches for 5 minutes or until browned all over. Lift out and drain on paper towels and pour out the fat from the pan.
- Return the meatballs to the pan and add the sauce. Bring to the boil and simmer for 25 minutes.
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Nutrition
Calories: 534kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 25gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 163mgSodium: 774mgPotassium: 604mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 853IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 64mgIron: 3mg
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