Amazing Swedish Meatballs made right in your Instant Pot! These will knock your socks off. Tender and flavorful meatballs are coated in a rich and creamy gravy. It's true comfort food!
In a large bowl make the panade by stirring together the panko bread crumbs, lightly beaten egg and milk. Let it sit for 5 minutes to soften.
1 egg, ½ cup panko breadcrumbs, 2 tablespoon milk
Add the onion, garlic clove, parsley, nutmeg, all spice, kosher salt, and black pepper. Stir that all together
¼ cup yellow or white onion, 3 garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, ¼ teaspoon ground all spice, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1 ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Now add the ground beef and ground pork. With clean hands or a fork lightly mix everything together.
1 lb ground beef, 1 lb ground pork
Form the meatballs, about the size of a ping pong or golf ball. A medium sized cookie scoop can help with this task making your meatballs uniform size, but isn't necessary. You will have between 20-24 meatballs.
Pressure Cook
Spray the bottom of the Instant Pot with non stick spray. This always helps with the burn notice.
Close the lid and turn the pressure valve to seal.
Set to cook on high pressure for 8 minutes. Finish with a 5 minute natural release.
With a slotted spoon remove the meatballs to a seperate bowl or rimmed baking sheet.
Swedish Meatball Sauce
Turn the saute mode on (normal or low).
Whisk in the Dijon Mustard, Kosher Salt and Heavy Cream. Let it heat through and lightly simmer for 2 minutes.
1 ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, 1 cup heavy cream
While that warms mash together the softened butter and flour until it is completely combined .This is called a buerre manie and is a great way to thicken liquids without using cornstarch or arrowroot!
4 tablespoon salted butter, ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
Whisk the butter/flour mixture into the liquid. It should thicken pretty quickly.
Once the sauce is as thick as you would like turn the saute mode off and add the meatballs and any collected liquid back into the pot.
Serve 3-4 meatballs per person along with extra gravy spooned over top.A green veggie goes great on the side; like green beans, asparagus , broccoli or peas.
Storing
These Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs store perfectly, making them a great recipe for meal prep. They will keep in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
To reheat in the microwave I reccomend cutting the meatballs in half so they heat through completely.
I do not reccomend freezing these meatballs because of the dairy content.