"My grandmother Helga taught me how to cook — traditional Swedish meatballs before anything else. The meatballs I got for school lunch were always perfectly shaped and just the right size, but never tasted as good as her lumpy, misshapen ones...."
INGREDIENTS
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1/2
cup
fine dry breadcrumbs
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1/4
cup
heavy cream
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2
tablespoons
olive oil
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1
medium
red onion, finely chopped
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1/3
pound
ground chuck or sirloin
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1/2
pound
ground veal
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1/2
pound
ground pork
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2
tablespoons
honey
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1
large
egg
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3
tablespoons
unsalted butter
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1
cup
chicken stock
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1/2
cup
heavy cream
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1/4
cup
lingonberry preserves
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2
tablespoons
pickle juice
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•
lingonberry preserves
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quick pickled cucumbers