Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/08/22/make-ikeas-iconic-meatballs.html
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We go to IKEA, and the day starts with meatballs for the husband and cake and coffee for me. He loves their meatballs, so when I saw the recipe I had to try it.
It is very similar, but you have to have the lingonberry jam as a condiment for it to taste right!
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To get the true flavor of IKEA meatballs you need horse meat.
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Ha! Beat me to it! Came to ask if the recipe called for horse
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Added the original tweet to the story, here it is as well:
I haven’t tried this recipe, but I have, repeatedly, made the version below, and do heartily - heartily - recommend it (as well as most other Chef John recipes):
His recipe bakes the meatballs instead of making a mess frying, and uses Worcestershire sauce instead of Soy sauce, and more beef stock, for an umami kick.
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Also Obligs:
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IKEA’s Turkish Swedish meatballs
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But how do you make the vegetarian “mestballs” from Ikea?
I thought what made mestballs Swedish was they were served with pasta. That’s what I remember from when I was a kid, and wikipedia mentions this.
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Also don’t forget to add their absolutely wonderful white horseradish sauce called Sas Pepparrot, which is good for other meat too, chicken etc.
Somewhat similar to English and German ones (which I love too), although more gentle and tasty.
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I wouldn’t mind having a legit recipe of the vegetable balls as well. They go well with mashed potatoes and shopping exhaustion.
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Nice directions. And no softhead mallet required!
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Why metric except for 5 tablespoons?
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Not sure about these. I followed the recipe and ended up with two screws left over.
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I just had them for the first time in my life today. I’d rather them than Macdonald’s burger, but that’s a low bar. I wasn’t impressed. They are cheap, though
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What, no mention of allen keys and a left over ingredient that doesn’t seem to fit anywhere?
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A good amount of sawdust, some pepper, a pinch of thyme, and then some gelatin as a binder. Very similar to the recipe for making shelves for the Billy bookcase.
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I prefer my mestballs with paata.
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You’ll find it’s a common UK convention in recipes. Weights and volumes in gm and ml except for the small volume measures which still use the traditional teaspoon / tablespoon measures probably because everyone has those in their cutlery drawers. Go figure.
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