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Curry Chat => Talk About Anything Other Than Curry => Topic started by: livo on February 18, 2020, 08:46 PM
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Having recently turned 59, I can now say I've been to an Ikea store. It wasn't really on my bucket list but yesterday my daughter needed to go and I was travelling with her. I was suitably impressed and took home a selection on nice stainless steel serving bowls (I'll be using them as mixing bowls).
Yep, I had to have a serving of meatballs. My daughter had the chicken variety so I was able to taste both. They were nice but I think I prefer Italian over Swedish.
So the questions are:
Are Ikea meatballs indicative of the best Swedish meatballs?
I will be making these myself so:
Is there a better recipe for them? (The actual Ikea recipe is published and there are copycat versions for some reason.)
Do you prefer Swedish or Italian meatballs.
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Hit the wrong reply link.
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So the questions are:
Are Ikea meatballs indicative of the best Swedish meatballs?
I will be making these myself so:
Is there a better recipe for them? (The actual Ikea recipe is published and there are copycat versions for some reason.)
Do you prefer Swedish or Italian meatballs.
I have to pass on all of these, but I can report (with considerable chagrin) that a friend/colleague and I were invited speakers at a conference in Sweden. Following the conference we were taken out for dinner. And dinner was meatballs. We were somewhat underwhelmed.
** Phil.
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So the questions are:
Are Ikea meatballs indicative of the best Swedish meatballs?
Nope. What a funny question! Ikea meatballs are similar but inferior to the scan brand meatballs you
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I was hoping you'd reply Sverige. Who would know better than you? While it may appear to be a funny question to you, I can assure you that for me, a meat and 3 veg Aussie kid on the opposite end of the globe, it makes perfect sense to ask. I enjoyed the dish yesterday but had to question if it is the real deal.
A Big Mac or Quarter Pounder is nothing like a real Australian Hamburger.
I'm not at all surprised that you prefer the Swedish and I mean no disrespect in that. It would be perfectly acceptable for a Swedish person to prefer the Italian variety and some possibly do.
Of course I can purchase the Ikea Meatballs frozen but I don't live close to the store so I'd be making my own which is fine. I'd like to try other examples though. I found this:
http://www.swedishfood.com/swedish-food-recipes-main-courses/44-meatballs (http://www.swedishfood.com/swedish-food-recipes-main-courses/44-meatballs) and this:
https://www.ikea.com/ms/en_SG/pdf/restaurant/Meatballs_w_creamsauce.pdf (https://www.ikea.com/ms/en_SG/pdf/restaurant/Meatballs_w_creamsauce.pdf)
The only apparent difference is the inclusion of potato in the Ikea variety.
Do you have an old Aunt or friend who knows how to prepare a Gourmet version?
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Can't help with a meatballs recipe, but here's the recipe I use to replicate the cream sauce sold in Ikea. I can't remember where I sourced the recipe, but it's very good and almost indistinguishable from their packet mix.
CREAM SAUCE FOR SWEDISH MEATBALLS
Serves: 4
Ingredients
300ml beef stock
200ml double cream
1 tsp light soy sauce
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp cornflour mixed to a paste with a little water
salt and ground white pepper to taste
Method
Gently heat the beef stock in a pan.
Whisk in the double cream, followed by the soy sauces.
Whisk in the cornflour paste and continue to whisk the sauce until it thickens and boils.
Add salt and ground white pepper to taste.
Serve.
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...a meat and 3 veg Aussie kid...
Aussies always have to go one better don't they. :wink:
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Don't you guys eat meat?
But really, I grew up on the standard Aussie meat and 3 veg. Either steak, Lamb chops or sausages, served with mashed potato, either peas or beans for green and carrots. Did you only get 2 veg over there?
Occasionally the grown-ups would eat cauliflower, brusselsprouts or choko. Corn was a rare treat. I'd never tasted broccoli until I was nearly 30 years old.
I should also point out that for a period of time the mashed potato was Deb instant and the peas were boiled dehydrated packet peas. I think the carrots were always fresh.
Naga, thanks for the sauce recipe. I'll give it a try. One thing may be missing as it appears most recipes for the Swedish sauce contain Allspice, although it is sometimes noted as optional.
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Did you only get 2 veg over there?
I think Secret Santa is suggesting that most blokes only need meat and two veg :)
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Meat and one veg for me, where "one veg" = "potatoes". Bachelor's processed peas and/or mushy peas are OK, though, when I feel in real need of a healthy meal for a change ...
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Yeah, I got it Onions. Just having a bit of fun as I'm sure was Santa. I don't mind anybody having a dig at Aussies. I like the playful nature of it. I was unaware that meat and 2 veg is standard UK bloke food and not deliberately playing Aussie oneupmanship, but I saw the fun banter from Santa. He rarely misses an opportunity.
Phil, I myself could not be fully satisfied with meat and potatoes. I love both but together a meal they do not make. Going back to original topic, even the Ikea meatballs served with only potatoes the other day was topped up with an optional fresh garden side salad. My daughter's partner, however would quite happily eat just meat and spud. He will have 2 veg as long as the green is broccoli or peas. He'll go to an additional one by having peas and corn mix.
I remember years ago visiting a couple's home for a baked dinner. The wife was Aussie and her husband a UK expat. Naturally she baked pumpkin along with the spuds but her husband refused to eat it. His reason was that pumpkin was cattle food where he came from. I don't know if it was just him or a UK thing. We often do mashed potato with pumpkin and my kids still love the yellow mashed potato we served them as little kids.
One of my favourite side dishes is Mediterranean roast vegetables. Potato, pumpkin, sweet potato, parsnips, carrots, onions, fennel bulb, capsicum, cherry tomato, zucchini, button squash, eggplant, olives etc, all thrown in the roasting tray (staggered) with some olive oil, and Greek seasonings. Once done dressed with a balsamic glaze dressing.
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I grew up on the standard Aussie meat and 3 veg.
It's sort of interesting don't you think? The standard phrase in the UK, to my knowledge, is meat and two veg. That's not to say we wouldn't have more than two veg, or one in Phil's case, but I think on average two might be more the norm. Perhaps we should have a poll?
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Aussie results from a google search.
Meat and 3 veg
https://theorganisedhousewife.com.au/category/recipes/meat-and-3-veg/ (https://theorganisedhousewife.com.au/category/recipes/meat-and-3-veg/)
https://www.healthyfoodguide.com.au/recipes/2010/january/meat-and-three-veg (https://www.healthyfoodguide.com.au/recipes/2010/january/meat-and-three-veg)
Meat and 2 veg
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/245600.html (https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/245600.html)
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meat_and_two_veg (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meat_and_two_veg)
It would appear to be a cultural divide.
And Whoops, that's unfortunate. :lol: Think I'll stick to 3 veg. Just sayin', although there's nothing wrong with that. :wink:
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I'm about to make these Swedish meatballs, so I thought I've investigated the variations from the net. It would appear that the standard meatball recipe is fairly consistent. The noticeable differences are that a few recipes have the following inclusions as a slight variation from the standard.
Nutmeg, Dill, Oregano, 1 clove of garlic or some minced bacon.
I didn't find any that use more than two of these in addition to the standard salt, white pepper and allspice.
For this batch I'll make half as standard plus nutmeg, and half using other additional ingredients.
My old faithful Encyclopedia of International Cooking uses chopped parsley in their version.
Update: My house smells like Ikea. Tomorrow nights dinner is sorted. 100 Meatballs. Here's some pics. I wonder who rolls all the meatballs for Ikea.