Swedish Meatballs

Submitted by starkrazi

"With so many different ways to make this recipe I decided to make my own. I serve these with lingonberry jam."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb ground pork
• 2 cups cubed bread
• 1 cup milk
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons oil
• 1⁄2 onion, minced
• 1 teaspoon cardamom
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• salt and pepper

• Sauce

• 2 cups beef broth or 2 cups chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons flour
• reserved dripping
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• salt and pepper
• lingonberry jam (optional but highly recommended) (optional)

directions

1. preheat oven to 375.
2. Add milk to bread cubes in a bowl for 5 minutes. With pan on medium heat add butter and onion stir in seasonings. cook till translucent set aside.
3. in bowl with ground meats add onion mixture, and eggs.
4. wringe bread of the milk(messy and cold) add bread to meats and mix with hands till combined.
5. make balls and place on greased baking sheets into oven for 15-20 min or till temp reaches 140.

6. sauce:

7. in a 2 quart pan over med heat scrape drippings into pan and add flour.
8. mix and cook for about 3 minute.
9. add broth and canned milk season with salt and pepper.
10. bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes stirring occasionally. It thickens while it cools down.
11. serve with noodles or potatoes and definately with lingonberry jam.