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Channel: RJ Tholl
Date: 2011-12-24

Swedish Meatballs

Passed down from Grammy Fern to all of the family, perfected in this recipe

by Betty Dunne

 

Saute, 1Medium onion Chopped fine 3T butter

Combine in a large bowl sautéed onions with:

 

1lb ground beef (try to get it ground twice, for more tender meatballs)

¼ lb ground pork

¼ Cup dried bread crumbs

½ Cup of milk

1 egg

 

Add (to your taste) the suggested amounts

 

¼   teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon white pepper or black pepper to taste

½ teaspoon  nutmeg

¾  teaspoon allspice

optional ¼ teaspoon of gloves or 1/8th teaspoon of ginger

beat the mixture to break the fibers of the meat down.  Vigorously work the meat with hands.

Shape meatballs into small 3/4inch or less rounds.

Set on a cookie sheet close together

Preheat oven, bake at 400 degrees for 12 minutes (Grammy always cooked them a few at a time in a cast iron frying pan)

 

Gravy instructions

Melt 3 Tablespoons butter in a pan and then sprinkle in

3 Tablespoons flour , using a whisk stir till it bubbles a bit

scrape the meatball pans for drippings and fat and add to butter in the pan, add

1 can of beef broth and reduce to desired thickness.  Bring to a boil, stirring constantly with a whisk.  

 

Remove from heat

Stir in ¼ cup of cream to the gravy, and serve with mashed potatoes

 

We usually make 10 lbs of meatballs before Christmas...we all get together to roll, bake and taste.  Before cooking the whole batch we cook a few in a fry pan to check the spices, while we can make adjustments. Mmmmgood.