Check out the recipe: www.allrecipes.com/Recipe/231169/Chef-Johns-Swedish-Meatballs/

A tip from a Swedish chef: Add some black or red currant jelly to the sauce, or even black currant jam will do. It ads sweetness instead of using sugar and the extra flavor will go excellent with the meatballs. Another tip is if your pork is lean, simply add some finely cut bacon when softening the onion.

"please don't substitute with partial spice" "it really is a great question and an interesting story. alright (continues cooking without explanation)" God I love chef john!

Ingredients for 4 large portions: For the meatballs: 2 tbsp butter 1/2 yellow onion, finely chopped 1/4 cup milk 2 large eggs 1/3 cup plain bread crumbs 3/4 teaspoon black pepper 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice 1 1/2 teaspoon fine salt pinch of cayenne 1 pound ground chuck 1 pound ground pork *Note: you can always cook a little piece to taste for salt, and adjust from there. Brown meatballs in 425 degrees F. oven for about 20-25 minutes. For the sauce: 2 tbsp butter 3 tbsp all-purpose flour 3 1/4 cups beef broth 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/2 tsp sugar 1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce salt and pepper to taste

Chef John, your humor just tears me up! I just love all the little cute comments!

"It's actually a good question and an interesting story. So anyway." CHEF JOHN.

Chef John is the definition of dinner and a show, he is fun and creative.

Everyone do yourselves a favor and make these. I'm making them for the third time this month. They're unbelievably good. Thank you Chef John for this gem of a recipe it's perfect 👌❤️

I am a Swed, and a chef, and I have never been this proud in my life before. Oh yhe, hi after 6 years!

A few drops of wurshurshursh.

I will never get tired of the holey spatula story.

5 years and I still play this when I start making the delicious round delicacy. Chef you are the best!!

“What’s up with the holy spatula? It really is an interesting story!” *Doesn’t tell the story*

I love chef John's humour.

My grandmother used allspice and nutmeg for the Christmas meatballs and it makes them taste fabulous. As a swede living in Scotland i find it a task to find lingonberries so I'm using cranberry sauce, a wee bit tarter but very nice.

Heyo, as a swede i can approve this. but my tip is to fry the meatballs before putting the sauce in the pan, as the browned bits adds alot to the flavor. secondly, don't work the meat too much as a loose and wonderfull meatball can retain a lot of the juices if fried on a medium high heat. third, make the meatballs before you make the gravy and keep em on a low heat in the oven while you're getting em done (or in a pot with a good lid). it makes all the difference.

Chef John, you are absolutely my favorite KZfaq personality ever. You never fail to give me a chuckle or two while showing how to make some of the best chow I've ever eaten. Don't ever die!!!!!

After months of torture of watching this video I've decided to finally make this. Meatballs are cooking as we speak so I can hardly wait!

Well, being Swedish, I have a few pointers on this. 1: Do them in a pan. With butter. Might be slightly messy, but by no extent much. It gives the crust of the meatballs a totally different texture, trust me. 2: I usually ditch the spices (except from salt & pepper) and just chuck in a decent tablespoon of sweet and hot mustard (dijon-ish). The spices you used would more likely be used in a traditional Christmas variation. 3: If the lingonberry sauce/jam is sweet, you're using the wrong kind. It's supposed to have a very clear tartness to it. That's it. Thanks for sharing the video, chef!

Watching this while eating Swedish meatballs just to get back for all the time I was left feeling hungry after watching your videos.

I worked as a waiter in a Scandinavian restaurant and the female chef made the best I’ve ever had.. I’m thrilled to try this recipe.. Yummy! I love your nod to that Swedish furniture store’s meatballs, because they are pretty good..

It's a nice try at Swedish meatballs. Most swedes would happily eat them but would also think they taste exotic due to the seasoning. We never use anything else than salt and pepper (white or black). The propotion of ingredients is otherwise good. Aim at the meat containing 20% fat. In the south of Sweden they prefer only pork, otherwise the majority use 25-50% pork. The most critical spice is salt. With a very fine course salt 1.5 teaspoon could be enogh for two pounds of meat. I would think that 2 teaspoons woul be needed if the salt is a bit coarser. The meatballs are normally fried in a pan, preferably an iron cast pan. In restaurants and if you do a large amount you could fry them in the owen, but they are not the same. Some fry them and transfer to owen to get ready inside. That is perhaps a good compromise. Industrial manufacturing (IKEA?) involves that you cook them and then color the surface when giving them some frying in a hot air owen. Not recommended. The sauce is really not complicated. If frying in a pan, make the sauce from the residuals. Broth, roux, cream, salt and pepper. Some like a splash of japanese soy. A trick for more acidity and swetness is a tablespoon or two of black currant jelly. Always finish the sauce with an extra dollop of butter. And there you have your traditional swedish meatballs. Serve with mashed potatoes and lingonberries jam. A substitute could be cranberry jam. We also like thinly sliced cucumber, pickled for a couple of hours in a brine with vinegar essence, sugar and salt - and a lot of finely chopped parsley. (I would give you the exact proportions but I'm unaware of american vinegars and what strength they are.) Good luck!

I love Chef Jon's commentary. They're just as good as his cooking!!

I come back to this video every year on Thanksgiving. This recipe has become my Thanksgiving tradition I serve my family every year. This has been my 4th year now. Delicious recipe worth adding to the family recipe book!

Ive only had this once in my life as a kid, I'm 22 now, and still remember every flavor in this beautiful dish to this day as I ate it in Ikea waiting for my mom to finish shopping 😍😍😍

Normally I never say anything on here (or at least very little), but honestly - to all of you Swedish "Master Chefs" - you actually can place the meatballs in the oven. Having worked in some of the big restaurants all over the place including Frantzen in Stockholm - guess what - they put them in the oven. Because when you are trying to fill the evenings orders for meatballs you seldom have the luxury of taking it slow. Anyways - just my two cents on some people getting way to excited about the "proper" way to do meatballs. Chef John - I tip my hat to you sir - love the way you present the recipes and after trying a few of them - they taste delicious. Looking forward to what else you show us, Cheers

I love how he explains everything simple and quick. Food looks delicious 😋 and video is very clear. Thanks for the recipe

Now, THIS was a great delivery! Not sing-songy, up-and-down like a roller coaster, but with wonderful inflection!

Made it a month ago and everyone loved it. Doing it again tonight over spaghetti noodles. Thanks again Chef John. Everyone thinks I am culinary genius by using your recipes.

Lingonberry Jam can be found in the Swedish Aisle of your local grocery store a.k.a. IKEA

Chef John, you could've easily been a comedian. You are awesome and what you make is awesome!!!! "Looks like that thing in that movie"? LMAO!!!!

you must be the only chef who explains completely and exactly. your not only a chef when u cook, u r also a poet, not to mention the sound of your voice makes u think everything is sooooo easy.

I swear, I think these are the Only videos that I have to watch to the bitter end! :)*

Love it! One of the best foreign recipe for swedish meatball i have seen, from a swedish perspective. Tho you should try to fry the meatballs on the pan even tho it become quite messy, and then do this thick nize sauce on that... then the sauce will be even EVEN better. That's what i'm grown up with. Yes... And then lingonberry sauce is a must... If you buy it in the store it will be more sweeter then normal, but if you buy the lingonberry raw on the market or get it yourself in the forest you can decide the sweetness yourself. and it will be 100% lingonberry sauce :) ...You could have cassis gelee or some similar stuff if you don't like lingonberry... And you could also add sliced pickled gherkins... and of course fried vegetables... that would be just perfect :)

looks completely amazing! i'm swedish and i grew up with this. you really nailed it chef john. and also, just like you did, the lingongberries are crucial.

thank you so much for this recipe!!!!! I made it and they came out beautifully.....I couldn't find ground pork so I used 1lb 80/20 ground beef and 85/15 ground beef...they were not over dried..... I made egg noodles with these meatballs was a major hit for the family!!!!

I was looking for something to cook for a birthday dinner and decided on this. It was really tasty! I can always count on Chef John for amazing recipes.

I have made these for guests multiple times and they have all raved about them. Thanks. P.S. Everything that I have made from your recipes has been excellent. Thank you again!!! Please don't quit making your awesome videos...

Home cooks in Sweden and Finland often use dried onion soup mix, eggs and sour cream to bind the stuff together. No chopping of fresh onions required that way, and the intense flavor of dried onions really has a unique taste. And unless you really know how to chop your onions, there will be noticeable chunks of onions in the meatballs, which is not something you want.

I love how happy and fulfilled you sound while making this video. You can tell that cooking is really fun and relaxing for you

Your voice just simply makes all food delicious

4:28 This "spatulate" method seems revolutionary and groundbreaking!

Dear Chef John, Just made these yesterday and shared it with my mom.....we enjoyed these soooooooo much! Thank you! Genius recipe! Yumzers. So easy! So delicious!

Made these for hubby and I, may I say they were absolutely fabulous. It's a keeper on our monthly menu.

THANK YOU for toning down the voice just a little. You’re so entertaining and your recipient are great. The inflections just get crazy after a while. This was perfection. 😉. We love you!

Thanks for the recipe!! Made it today😊 Everyone loved it, but my little sister who disliked meatballs fell in love with this dish... so thank you! I definitely recommend making this recipe.. so guys, y'all should try it out right now!! Thanks Chef John 😄

Thank you , Chef John. These meatballs came out excellent. Everyone loved them! I couldn't find find ligonberry so I substituted cranberry and orange juice. Delicious!

Absolutely adore your recipes Chef John!

I truly love your recipes but I ADORE your wit ❤

Just made it and my compliments go to you. The Cheyenne Pepper was a stroke of inspiration to say the least. Cheers!

I tend to leave your channel feeling hungry!

Amazing recipe! Just made it, and whole family loved it. Thank you chef John!

Just cooked this for my family and it is amazing! Thank you for the great recipe!

Dude, making the sauce with out all the pan caramelized goodness from the meatballs in it is sacrilege

I love the comments like "Swedish aisle in your grocery store". That cracked me up. I think it's between the Norwegian aisle and Swazi aisles in my favorite store.

These have become a staple on my table. I made them for dinner tonight when the family really needed some comfort food and they LOVED 'em, even with the substitutions I had to make based on what I had on hand (rolled oats instead of bread crumbs, an equal mix of soy sauce and ketchup in place of Worcestershire, and milk instead of cream). Mom said it was "Head and shoulders" over the ones at that large Swedish put-it-together furniture store, to the point where she wants this recipe in place of their meatballs she brings in the crock pot every year for our Christmas Eve party. Thanks, Chef John, for filling our bellies and hearts when we really needed it. Skål!

I made these last night and they were great! I cut back on the allspice and nutmeg, omitted the cayenne, and upped the worcestershire to 1tsp.

I don't care what ya'll say, these look fabulous !!

favorite chef on KZfaq

Even the Swedes don't agree on what is traditional Swedish meatballs, so I'll go with this recipe and method. It looks delicious.

Idk why I find this satisfying to watch...

Wow just 🤩 it’s November 2019 and im wowed and laughing so hard at the “wonder why do i have so many parts left over”. So totally can relate!! Thank you Chef John may god keep blessing you and Michelle and your loved ones of course! 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻

damn , all i have in the cupboard is partial spice...

I made this chef except that i used veal and it turned out superb. Thanks! 😊

I knew you had to add the Cayenne ! Was waiting for it !! Love you show . You have a very calming voice . I'm a fan for life thanks

"looks like that one thing from that one movie" hahaha spit my Apple out when you said that.

"it looks like that thing in the movie" bruh, we've watched the same hentai.

My absolute favourite chef online!❣️I saved some time to make the sauce from organic coconut milk, thickened with pea flour and a dash of lemon juice....Superb....otherwise I followed the cheerful instructions....greetings from the UK

Just made these! Best meatballs I have ever made! My husband loves the sauce!!!

IKEA brought me here

Wow beautiful!.

I am trying this weekend for sure! Thank you for this!

Don’t think my store has a Swedish isle, but love your recipes.

"It really does make for a fascinating story. So anyway..." You kill me John. hahahahahha

As a swede I approve of this recipe, it looks very tasty! Regarding the fat vs meat ratio of the meatballs, there is a classic recipe invented by the great Swedish restaurateur Tore Wretman, which mentions 2 parts ground beef, 1 part ground veal and 1 part ground pork. This combination of meats makes perfect meatballs, as the veal adds both extra sweetness to the balls (i.e. no need to add any extra sugar to the sauce) and extra tenderness. Regarding the whole discussion of whether to use Worcestershire sauce in the gravy or not, I can only say that it works just as well as adding Chinese soy sauce. Soy sauce is in fact a standard ingredient in a lot of the recipes for the gravy that is traditionally served with Swedish meatballs, but of course you achieve the same result replacing it with Worcestershire sauce.

Thy honesty is refreshing

Just made these, had to modify it a little since I used lentils instead of meat but that sauce is so simple yet so delicious! Thanks John!

Chef John, YOU.ARE.MY.HERO. !!! Haven't had the furniture-store ones for many years, since it is a day-trip to the next 'you know what'. I made the meatballs today, with the suggested regular ground pork and beef, followed exactly your recipe, made even the taters with dill, substituting just the cranberry sauce. And...... it was incredible! I am going to make another load tomorrow, lots of creamy sauce, and freeze a few portions. Thanks a lot for this recipe. I would say it was almost better than the ones from the 'put-everything-together-by-yourself-furniture-store'. 1.000.000 thumbs up (:

Chef John, on the 10th anniversary of your channel please do a FAQ video and explain the story behind the hol(e)y wooden spatula

Made this today and it was DELICIOUS!! Love your channel it has amazing recipes and the way you explained it's easy to understand.

Thanks for promoting Swedish meatballs!!

“What’s up with the holy spatula?” What a great question! It’s a fascinating story! Alright. So mix that well.

Finally someone that knows how to make them the right way! /Sonja from Sweden

I was searching for a Swedish Meatball recipe. I narrowed it down to two. I was leaning more towards the chef from Sweden. BOY AM I GLAD I DIDN’T. THIS RECIPE HERE WAS SO SAVORY. Thank you! Two thumbs up. I highly recommend. Although, I pan fried my meatballs and in both grape seed oil and a stick of salted butter. Making sure to get some crisp on the outside.

Chef John, this was the best recipe ever. Thank you for your effort. :)

Decided to give this a try. Glad I did My family loved it. Very tasty ! Thank you for taking the time to share this recipe! Also: I read a few of the comments here and WOW! What happened to Ladies and Gentlemen. Some of the comments here are really dumb and are from uneducated people. They pick this guy apart for trivial reasons. His KZfaq recipe was put here for people to enjoy not turn people against on another. It must be difficult living with yourself after arguing stupid points about a recipe.

Mmmm, lingonberry jam. I have a jar of mums home made (and the berries foraged by my parents) in the fridge. Lucky me.

Thank you, can't wait to try this!!! One of my favorite recipes ever ❤

Best chef ever! Best dishes presented always!

So.Hungry.Must.Resist.Eating.Laptop.

"Lingonberry sauce - you can find that in the Swedish aisle of your local grocery store." Sure, right next to the Finnish aisle...

Thank you! You know, I don't have much luck with cooking as far as getting things just right. I have come to accept this and lowered my expectations with regards this, a long time ago. But, I must say, that when I follow your recopies, they come out almost perfect. Thank you again.

I made this meatballs and i feel like I'm eating the Ikea meatballs..my husband loves it..thank you for the recipes.Love it so much...

These do look amazing - as a proper swede I'd never make my meatballs in the oven though. My private part gets all tingly whenever Chef John say "Freshly Ground Blaaaaack Pepper!"

If I'm not mistaken, that 'hole' in the spoon measures out on perfect serving of pasta.

I just made this recipe. Thank you, is sooo delicious!

I so enjoy watching you cook and you know how to make me laugh, thank you

"you can find it in the Swedish aisle at your local grocery store" lol

Everyone should just go read the blog post! Chef John often explains why he veers from the truly authentic. He is trying to make this easy and tasty for the viewers! Of course he changes to recipe to his liking.

I tried this and is so yummy believe me! Im going to cook this over and over again! I used chicken and beef because i didnt have pork but man still so deliciously drooling hahaha! I modified and added some chopped vegetables mixed in with the meat because i have to feed my toddler too!