Recipe: Appetizing IKEA-inspired Meatballs

IKEA-inspired Meatballs.

Easy to cook IKEA-inspired Meatballs just using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients

1. 500 g of Pork & Beef Mince.
2. 1 of Onion *finely chopped.
3. 10 g of Butter.
4. 1 cup of ‘Panko’ Bread Crumbs.
5. 2 tablespoons of Milk OR Cream.
6. 1 of Egg.
7. 1/2-1 teaspoon of Salt *1 teaspoon is quite salty.
8. 1/4 teaspoon of White Pepper.
9. 1/4 teaspoon of Allspice OR Nutmeg *optional.

IKEA-inspired Meatballs Step by step

1. Place the finely chopped Onion and Butter in a large heat-proof bowl, and cover with a large plate. Heat in the microwave for 2 minutes, mix, and heat 1 more minute..
2. Carefully take the bowl out, add cold Milk, mix well and let it cool slightly..
3. Add Bread Crumbs and mix well. Add Meat, Egg and seasoning ingredients, and mix to combine well. Roll the mixture into 2-3cm size balls. *Note: Put some oil on your hands to work if the mixture is sticky..
4. Pork & Beef Mince is often quite fatty. If you have a non-stick frying pan, you can cook them without any extra oil or butter. If not non-stick, apply small amount of oil or butter in a heated frying pan over medium heat and cook the meatballs until browned all over. *Note: Meatballs should be cooked by the time they are browned all over. If doubt, break one and check..
5. Alternatively, you can bake the meatballs in the oven. In the oven preheated to 200℃, bake for 15-20 minutes or until meatballs are browned and cooked through..
6. Serve the meatballs with your favourite sauce, gravy, mashed potatoes, pasta, or vegetables..