IKEA meatballs & gravy

Serves 6

Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

Meatballs:

• 500g beef mince
• 250g pork mince
• 1 onion finely chopped (chop in the chopped thing)
• 1 clove of garlic, minced/chopped
• 100g breadcrumbs
• 1 egg
• Salt & Pepper

Gravy:

• 40g butter
• 40g plain flour
• 300ml stock (beef/chicken/veggie)
• 150ml thick double cream 
• 2 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp dijon mustard

Mashed Potato:

• Potatoes, peeled (2 for each person)
• butter
• milk
• Salt & Pepper

Method

1. Put peeled potato in a pot of boiled water. Let it boil on low heat.
2. Combine beef and pork mince and mix with your fingers to break up any lumps. Add finely chopped onion, garlic, breadcrumbs, eggs, and salt and pepper and mix. 
3. Shape mixture into small, round balls, around the size of ping pong - golf ball. Place on a clean plate and cover. Leave it in the fridge for 2 hours so it holds it's shape, if time allows.
4. Preheat oven to 180C degrees.
5. Heat oil on medium heat in a frying pan. Gently add meatballs until it is browned on all sides.
6. Place the browned meatballs in an oven save dish and cover with aluminium foil. Cook in oven for 30 minutes. Along with other veggies you want roasted on the side.
7. Melt 40g butter in a pan. Whisk in the flour and stir for 2 minutes. Add the stock and continue to stir. Add cream, soy sauce, and dijon, stirring until combined. Bring the mixture to a simmer and allow it to thicken.
8. Test potatoes with a fork to see if it's tender. If it is, start mashing, adding in butter, milk, and salt & pepper to taste. Tasting as you keep mashing until smooth.
9. Serve altogether!

recipe from: https://twitter.com/IKEAUK/status/1252269467515617280