Chef John's Swedish Meatballs

Ingredients

• Meatballs:
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fine salt
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 cup plain bread crumbs
• 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 1 pound ground beef chuck
• 1 pound ground pork
• Gravy:
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 1/4 cups beef broth
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon white sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• cooking spray

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

Counts 15 of 16 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 15 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Beef	100g cooked	250
Pork	100g cooked	242
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Nutmeg	1 tsp ground (2.2g)	12
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Allspice	1 tsp ground (1.9g)	5
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Meatball	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.