Potato Chunk Swedish Meatballs

"A very old Swedish recipe. We always have this on Christmas. The recipe says to serve this with a separate gravy-we just make a simple gravy from the pan drippings. I have substituted venison for the beef."
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
10
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ingredients

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directions

  • Mix all ingredients well.
  • Form into small balls (1 inch).
  • Fry in batches in butter/oil mixture over low-medium heat, stirring often.The meatballs should be well browned and juices run clear, about 10-15 minutes.
  • Remove and serve on a platter with a separate gravy made with pan drippings.
  • Serve over mashed potatoes.

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  1. I made this for Jul, and served with recipe#112362 The flavor was great. I didn't find the pan drippings rich enough to yield a good gravy, so I served these with cranberry sauce. Next time I make them, I will make a lingonberry cream sauce in lieu of gravy. I grated my potatoes in the FP, and found the shreds to be overly long, resulting in "hairy" meatballs. Next time I make these, I will come up with a different grating strategy. The recipe yielded enough for four people plus plenty left over to freeze. A keeper.
     
  2. Nice meatballs, I especially like the grated potato - works very well with flavours and gives the dish some nice texture.
     
  3. I have never cooked or – from memory - eaten venison, so I opted for making this with the more readily available ground meats. I slightly more than doubled the recipe – so there’d be some to freeze; there was heaps to freeze! I used three pounds of ground veal/pork mince and three pounds of top quality ground beef. For me the grated potato and onion stirred memories of a meatloaf recipe I used to make – and loved - but have long since lost. I used five potatoes, two onions and I couldn’t resist adding some garlic; I added 6 cloves, finely minced. I used brown sugar (an ingredient I always throw into tomato-based pasta sauces) and otherwise followed the recipe’s intriguing and unusual combination of spices. The eggs are I believe another secret ingredient which ensures success. When you use this quantity of eggs, you’ll NEVER have any problem with meatballs not holding their shape. And if they seem a bit wet as you make them, don’t worry. Rather than fry these, I put them on trays, covered loosely with foil (which I removed for the last five minutes) and then baked them in the oven. Those which I was freezing, I froze unbaked. I served these with Evelyn's Fried Red Tomatoes Recipe #121041 and steamed spinach. Everyone loved them. Believe me, this is not just another delicious meatball recipe. It’s exceptional!
     
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I'm a stay at home mom with 3 adorable children-an 8 year old daredevil son, a 5 1/2 year old princess and a wild little 2 year old girl! I love to cook, and like having my little helpers in the kitchen! I usually love recipes that are completely from scratch (I still love them actually) but right now my focus is on having any kind of food ready by mealtime! It's a little crazy here lately. Every summer we have a huge organic garden, apple orchard and raspberry and blueberry patches, along with a woods full of wild foods waiting for me to learn what they are so I can collect them. I'm learning about wild mushrooms first, so if anyone has any tips, let me know. We also eat wild venison which my husband and I hunt ourselves. It's our favorite meat, since it's lean, organic and cheap! Some of my hobbies are: hiking, biking, rock climbing, gardening, playing in the water with my kids, or just swinging in the hammock with a good book. I go stir crazy if I spend too much time inside.
 
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