Olde Captains Inns Swedish Meatballs
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
3/4 lb. Lean ground beef
1/4 lb. Ground pork
1/2 lb. Ground veal
1 1/2 cups soft bread crumbs
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 egg
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup light cream
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/4 cup finely snipped parsley
dash pepper
dash ground nutmeg
dash ground ginger
Recipe
Have meats ground together twice. Soak break in cream about 5 minutes. Cook onion in tablespoon butter until tender but not brown. Mix meats, crumb mixture, onion, egg, parsley, and seasonings. Beat 5 minutes at medium speed in mixer or mix by hand until well combined. Shape into 1 1/2 inch balls. (Mixture will be soft, for easier shaping, wet hands and shill mixture first.)
Brown meatballs in 2 tablespoons butter in skillet with drippings. Stir in 2 tablespoons flour. Add 1 beef bouillon cube dissolved in 1 1/4 cups boiling water and 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee powder. Cook and stir until gravy thickens. Add meatballs. Cover and cook slowly, about 30 minutes. Baste occasionally.
Makes 30 balls.
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