swedish meatballs
Time to sit down Ikea! I’ve perfected a no-meat, Swedish –meatball recipe that you can make at home without the need to wander around a showroom for two hours before enjoying!
Prep Time 40 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 40 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Swedish
Servings 4 servings (25 meatballs)
Calories 449 kcal
Meatballs
- 15 ml extra virgin olive oil or water to sauté with
- 50 grams red lentils dry
- 75 grams onion chopped
- 4 grams garlic minced
- 150 grams mushrooms chopped
- 235 grams canellini beans drained and rinsed
- 75 grams rolled oats
- 1 flax egg 1 tbsp flax seed and 2 tbsp water
- 15 ml Worcestershire sauce
- 15 ml soy sauce
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- salt and pepper to taste
Gravy
- 14 grams vegan butter
- 4 grams garlic minced
- 8 grams flour
- 400 ml coconut milk
- 15 ml Worcestershire sauce
- 15 ml soy sauce
- 16 grams mustard
- salt and pepper to taste
Meatballs
Preheat oven to 200 °C (392 °F) and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Mix the flax egg and set aside.
Put the lentils in a saucepan with 350 ml (1 ½ cups) water and cook for 10 minutes until lentils are tender but not mushy.
Meanwhile, heat olive oil or water in saucepan over medium heat and add in onions; cooking about four minutes until translucent.
Add in garlic and mushrooms and continue to sauté for an additional four minutes.
Place oats in food processor and pulse until broken up but not necessarily a flour consistency – you still want some texture from it.
Add in all remaining meatball ingredients into food processor and pulse until combined. Do not over pulse but just until the mixture is fairly homogenous.
Use a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop mixtures into one inch balls (about 25 of them) and arrange on baking sheet. Spray with oil.
Bake for 30 minutes, turning once halfway until lightly browned.
Sauce
Place vegan butter in saucepan and add in garlic until vegan better is melted and bubbling.
Add in flour and whisk to create a roux. Continue whisking and mixing until it becomes slightly tan and smells nutty.
Whisk in coconut milk, sauces and seasoning and continue whisking until desired consistency – about five minutes on simmer.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Calories: 449kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 14gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 20gSodium: 705mgPotassium: 614mgFiber: 9gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 134IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 82mgIron: 7mg
Keyword meatballs, swedish