Mashed potatoes with meatballs IKEA
5 servings
60 minutes
IKEA's meatballs with mashed potatoes are a classic dish of Swedish cuisine, symbolizing home comfort and warm family gatherings. It originates from traditional Scandinavian recipes but became globally popular thanks to IKEA's restaurant menu. Tender meatballs made with onions, cream, and spices are fried until golden brown and then baked to retain juiciness. They are complemented by velvety mashed potatoes with cream, while a refined sauce based on meat juice adds a rich flavor with a hint of creaminess. This combination transforms simple food into a gastronomic delight. Served with cranberry sauce or pickled vegetables, it adds a balance of sweetness and acidity, making each forkful truly delightful.
1
Peel the potatoes, cut them into quarters, place them in a pot and cover with water so that it completely covers all pieces. Add salt, bring to a boil and cook for 20 minutes.
- Potato: 4 pieces
- Salt: 2 teaspoons
2
Chop the onion very finely and place it in a deep bowl. Add minced meat, breadcrumbs, egg, 75 ml of cream, 1 teaspoon of salt, and pepper.
- Onion: 1 head
- Ground beef: 750 g
- Breadcrumbs: 100 g
- Chicken egg: 1 piece
- Cream 20% fat: 275 ml
- Salt: 2 teaspoons
- Ground black pepper: to taste
3
Thoroughly mix the mass with your hands. Wet your hands with cold water and shape meatballs the size of a walnut.
4
Preheat the oven to 160 degrees. Melt a mixture of vegetable and butter in a pan and fry the meatballs on all sides.
- Butter: 50 g
- Vegetable oil: 50 ml
5
Transfer the meatballs to a baking dish or another pan and place in the oven for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the sauce using the meat juice left from the meatballs.
6
Add flour to the pan where the meatballs were fried. Cook it over medium heat for 1-2 minutes, then pour in milk and 100 ml of cream, add soy sauce and mustard. Stir the sauce thoroughly with a whisk until it thickens.
- Premium-grade wheat flour: 2 tablespoons
- Milk: 200 ml
- Cream 20% fat: 275 ml
- Soy sauce: 2 teaspoons
- Mustard: 1 teaspoon
7
Drain most of the water from the pot where the potatoes were boiled. Mash them with a potato masher, add 100 ml of cream, and mix thoroughly.
- Cream 20% fat: 275 ml
8
Serve the meatballs with mashed potatoes.