norwegian meal balls (karbonader)
My mother used to make this. It was a family favorite. Serve the meatballs with broth over egg noodles.
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prep time
30 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
4-5 servings
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup fine, dry bread crumbs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 - egg, beaten
- 3 tablespoons grated onion
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon msg (monosodium glutamate)
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 can beef broth
- 1 large onion
- 7 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon sugar
How To Make norwegian meal balls (karbonader)
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Step 1Put bread crumbs in large bowl. Pour milk over bread crumbs. Stir until blended.
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Step 2Add beef, egg, grated onion, salt, msg, nutmeg and pepper to bread crumb mixture. Mix lightly until thoroughly blended. Shape into small patties 2 1/2 inch diameter and 1/4 inch thick.
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Step 3Heat 3 tbsp butter in large skillet with lid. Add patties to skillet, cook over medium heat until well browned. Turn and brown second side. Cover and set aside to keep warm.
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Step 4Clean and slice onion thinly. Heat 2 tbsp butter in small skillet. Add onion and cook over medium head until lightly browned. Remove onion and set aside. Drain fat from skillet. Add 1 tbsp sugar. Stirring constantly with back of wooden spoon, head until sugar is melted. Add meat broth gradually, then 2 tbsp butter. Stir until blended.
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Step 5Pour broth over meatballs. Cover meat with onion slices. Cover skillet and simmer 10 minutes. Serve over egg noodles.
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