Overall Impression: Perfect party meatballs
Swedish Meatballs
Time = 1 hr
Servings = 12
Ingredients:
2 slices day-old bread
1/4 cup milk
2 Tablespoons butter
1/2 small yellow onion
2 eggs
2 lbs ground beef or lamb*
1 1/2 Tablespoon dried parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon allspice
Directions:
1/4 cup milk
2 Tablespoons butter
1/2 small yellow onion
2 eggs
2 lbs ground beef or lamb*
1 1/2 Tablespoon dried parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon allspice
1. Cut off the crusts from the bread and cut into 1 inch cubes. Place in a large glass dish and pour milk over. Let sit.
2. Melt butter over medium-high heat. Dice the onions and saute in butter until softened. Remove from heat to let cool.
3. Preheat oven to 375 F.
4. Stir eggs into the bread/milk. Add remaining ingredients and the onions. Mix well - I used my hand to mix.
5. Form meatballs approximately 1-inch in diameter. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 F for 30 minutes or until done throughout.
** We served the meatballs with a sauce made of 10 oz grape jelly and 1 jar of Henze chili sauce. It was the perfect dipping sauce and a big hit at the New Year's Eve party. But I'll add a few dashes of Tapatio next time to give it more kick.
*** To keep everything warm, you can mix the meatballs into the dipping sauce and place in a crock pot on the warm setting.
2. Melt butter over medium-high heat. Dice the onions and saute in butter until softened. Remove from heat to let cool.
3. Preheat oven to 375 F.
4. Stir eggs into the bread/milk. Add remaining ingredients and the onions. Mix well - I used my hand to mix.
5. Form meatballs approximately 1-inch in diameter. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 F for 30 minutes or until done throughout.
Notes:
* I used 1 lb ground beef and 1 lb ground turkey. The mixture turned out a little soft which made the meatballs not stay in a perfect round ball. If I use half turkey again, I'll add a third piece of bread to stiffen up the mixture.** We served the meatballs with a sauce made of 10 oz grape jelly and 1 jar of Henze chili sauce. It was the perfect dipping sauce and a big hit at the New Year's Eve party. But I'll add a few dashes of Tapatio next time to give it more kick.
*** To keep everything warm, you can mix the meatballs into the dipping sauce and place in a crock pot on the warm setting.
