swedish meatballs

Name: Swedish Meatballs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Cuisine: Scandinavian
Ingredients: ## MEATBALLS; 1 pound(s) ground beef; 1 pound(s) ground pork; 1 - onion, large, chopped; 2 cup(s) cracker crumbs (saltines); 2 cup(s) milk; 1/4 teaspoon(s) allspice, ground; 1/2 teaspoon(s) cloves, ground; - salt and pepper; ## SWEDISH MEATBALL SAUCE; 2 cup(s) brown sugar; 1 cup(s) vinegar, white or cider; 1 cup(s) water; 2 teaspoon(s) mustard, dry

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Suzanne Larsen

Ankeny, IA

Updated on Feb 17, 2014

When I lived in Ankeny, Iowa, we used to go north a few miles to a restaurant called "The Fjord." They served wonderful Scandinavian food. One of my favorites was Swedish Meatballs. My mom learned to make this wonderful dish, and they were often seen at our church potlucks.

Rate

prep time 20 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Bake

yield Several

Ingredients

MEATBALLS
1 pound ground beef
1 pound ground pork
1 - onion, large, chopped
2 cups cracker crumbs (saltines)
2 cups milk
1/4 teaspoon allspice, ground
1/2 teaspoon cloves, ground
- salt and pepper
SWEDISH MEATBALL SAUCE
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup vinegar, white or cider
1 cup water
2 teaspoons mustard, dry

How To Make swedish meatballs

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2

In a large bowl, mix the ground beef, ground pork, chopped onion, cracker crumbs, allspice and cloves.
Step 3

Once all those ingredients are mixed, slowly add in the milk (it's easiest to this part with your hands...I wear latex gloves).
Step 4

Add a few shakes of salt and pepper.
Step 5

Using a tablespoon, roll the meat mixture into balls about the size of large walnuts.
Step 6

Place the meatballs in a 9x13 pan.
Step 7

Make the sauce: In a large saucepan, combine the brown sugar, vinegar, water and mustard.
Step 8

Over medium heat, bring the ingredients to a boil.
Step 9

Pour the sauce over the meatballs.
Step 10

Bake the meatballs for one hour.
Step 11

If you wish, you can make a lot of meatballs and just use what you need without adding the sauce to all of them. Next, you can freeze the remaining un-sauced meatballs, and next time you want to use them, simply thaw them and make more sauce. Pour the sauce over the thawed meatballs and bake at 350 for one hour as above.
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