Aunt Selmas Swedish Meatballs Recipes

AUNT BEE'S SWEDISH MEATBALLS RECIPE

Steps:

• Place the meat in a large bowl. Grate the onions into the meat.
• Stir together bread or bread crumbs with ¼ cup of half-and-half, just until moistened.
• Add eggs, soaked bread crumbs, sugar, salt, and pepper to the beef mixture. Use your hands or a fork to gently combine, being careful not to over-mix the meat.
• Use a medium (1 ½ tablespoon) scoop to shape the meat into balls. Each meatball will be about the size of a golf ball. Place the meatballs on a baking sheet so that they will be ready to fry.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of butter and 1 teaspoon of oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. When the butter melts, sauté meatballs in batches, turning while they cook so that all sides are evenly browned and the meat is cooked through (about 8-10 minutes per batch). Be careful not to overcrowd the pan.
• Repeat until all meatballs are cooked. Remove meatballs to a baking sheet lined with paper towels, and cover loosely with foil to keep warm while you prepare the sauce.

MOM'S SWEDISH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1-1/2-in. meatballs (about 36). In a large skillet over medium heat, brown meatballs in batches. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels to drain, reserving drippings in pan., For gravy, stir flour into drippings; cook over medium-high heat until light brown (do not burn). Gradually whisk in milk until smooth. Stir in the consomme, Worcestershire sauce, pepper and salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Reduce heat to medium-low; return meatballs to pan. Cook, uncovered, 15-20 minutes longer or until meatballs are cooked through, stirring occasionally., Meanwhile, cook noodles according to package directions. Drain; toss with butter. Serve with meatball mixture; sprinkle with parsley.

SWEDISH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• MEATBALLS:
• In a small bowl combine bread crumbs and milk. Set aside.
• In a skillet over medium heat, add butter and oil.
• Once butter is melted, add onions and cook until soft and translucent.
• Once onions are cooked through, add garlic, Worcestershire sauce and oregano. Cook for 2 more minutes.
• Put mixture into a large bowl. Add ground beef, salt and pepper. Mix well {you may need your hands for this!}
• Add egg and bread crumbs and mix well.
• Using a small cookie scoop, or a Tablespoon, scoop ground beef into 1 inch balls.
• Add additional butter and oil as needed to the same skillet you cooked onion mixture in.
• Once skillet is hot, add meatballs and GENTLY cook, stirring as needed until cooked through. Do not over crowd your skillet! You need room to move the meatballs around.
• Once cooked, remove from skillet and set aside.
• SAUCE:
• In same skillet, over medium low heat, add butter.
• Once butter is melted, add flour, a little at a time, until well mixed and resembles a thick paste.
• Using a whisk, add beef broth to flour mixture 1/4 cup at a time until add added. DO NOT ADD ALL AT ONCE!
• You are making a roux. If you add broth in all at once, it will be thick and clumpy. While adding broth in a little at a time, mixture will thicken then will slowly thin out and be clump free.
• Add heavy cream, Worcestershire sauce and Dijon mustard. Bring mixture to a slow simmer. Allow to cook until slightly thickened.
• Add meatballs. Cook for an additional 10 minutes. Meatballs should be cooked through and mixture should be slightly thickened.
• Serve over egg noodles or mashed potatoes.

AUNTIE LORI'S SWEDISH MEATBALLS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix the first 7 ingredients.
• Roll into 1" balls and brown, they seem to stick, so you need to watch them closely. Place in a greased 9x13 pan.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan, add flour and then the milk.
• When the flour has dissolved into the milk, add the can of soup, heat through. Pour over the meatballs and bake uncovered at 325°F for 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle with shredded cheese when removed from the oven.

AUNT DAGMAR'S SWEDISH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• For the Meatballs
• Pre-heat the oven to 350F.
• Combine the beef and pork in a medium bowl. Soak the bread crumbs in warm milk until softened and then add to the meat mixture, gently mixing ingredients together.
• Mix in the remaining ingredients to the meat mixture. Using a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop (for uniformity), form into small balls and place on a parchment or foil lined baking sheet.
• The meatballs can be prepared with two methods:
• Oven method: Once all the meatballs are on the lined baking sheet, place them in the oven and bake for about 10-15 minutes or until nicely browned. (I used a convection roast option and the meatballs were done in about 12 minutes and beautifully browned.)
• Pan Seared method: Pre-heat 2 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon high heat oil in a large non-stick, ceramic coated or cast iron pan. Brown the meatballs in batches and then place on the baking sheet. Place the meatballs in the oven for about 8-10 minutes or until the meatballs are cooked through.
• Serve these delicious meatballs with the Cream Gravy below, along with boiled new potatoes and lingonberry jam. Yum!
• For the Gravy
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the flour and whisk, cooking the flour for 2-3 minutes, careful not to brown the roux.
• Slow whisk in the warm milk, then the broth and bring to a slow boil until thickened. If the boil is too lively, turn down the heat and slowly simmer until the sauce has reduced and thickened.

AUNT BARB'S SWEDISH MEAT BALLS

Steps:

• The 1 lb ground beef is frozen prepackaged Swedish meatballs readily available at your local grocery store.
• Precook meatballs as per instructions on package.
• Combine chili sauce, grape jelly, onion, garlic and worcestershire into deep frying pan.
• Heat and mix until ingredients are blended.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Add cooked meatballs, partially cover and simmer on low for half an hour or longer, stirring frequently (the longer the better to infuse the flavours into the meatballs).
• Serve hot or cold.

SWEDISH MEATBALLS (FROM A SWEDE!)

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a frying pan over low heat; cook and stir onion in melted butter until lightly browned, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Mix bread crumbs, water, and half-and-half in a large bowl; let stand for about 2 minutes. Stir cooked onion, ground beef, ground pork, salt, white pepper, and sugar into bread crumb mixture until thoroughly mixed. Shape mixture into about 48 very small meatballs.
• Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a skillet; add meatballs. Brown slowly, allowing about 25 minutes, until meatballs are fully cooked in the middle and no longer pink. Shake pan occasionally to cook evenly.

SWEDISH MEATBALLS RECIPE

Steps:

• In a bowl combine the panko crumbs with milk. Add remaining ingredients for the meatballs and mix well. Shape into 24 meatballs.
• Add 2 Tbsp oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, cook meatballs in 2 batches until golden brown and cooked through (6-7 minutes), turning as needed. Add more oil as needed. Remove from the skillet and cover to keep warm.
• In the same skillet, melt the butter. Quickly whisk in the flour and cook until golden.
• Stir in the broth, heavy whipping cream, Dijon and season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring the sauce to a simmer and cook it thickens.
• Add back the meatballs and toss in the gravy sauce. Cook until meatballs are heated through.

AUNT SELMA'S SWEDISH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 Combine all ingredients in a bowl, knead by hand until thoroughly mixed. Using wet hands, form meat into balls about the size of a quarter in diameter. Line a roaster pan with foil to catch drippings, place meat rack in the pan. Place meatballs on the rack. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes until meatballs are well cooked and no pink is left in the center. Serve with egg noodles or new potatoes, cucumber salad, beets, and peas.

LENA'S SWEDISH MEATBALLS WITH LINGONBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent. Remove the onion to a plate and cool. Wipe out the pan with a paper towel.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground meats, egg yolks, heavy cream and onion. Add salt, pepper and allspice. Squeeze excess milk from the bread and add it to the bowl. Mix gently with your hands or wooden spoon.
• With a bowl of cold water standing by, form meatballs about 1-inch across. Dip your fingers in cold water, from time to time, to keep the meat from sticking to your hands.
• Melt the remaining butter in the saute pan and once the foam has subsided add a layer of meatballs. Do not overcrowd the pan. Shake the pan once in awhile, to keep the meatballs round. Brown all of the meatballs, in batches, removing them to a large oven safe dish when cooked. Put the dish in the oven for about 20 minutes, being careful not to overcook them.
• To make the sauce: Pour off most of the fat from the skillet and return it to the heat. Add 2 tablespoons of butter and swirl it around to coat the pan. Sprinkle in the flour, and stir with a wooden spoon or whisk to dissolve the flour into the fat. Pour in the chicken stock, and stir to loosen the bits from the bottom of the pan. Simmer, stirring, until the liquid is reduced and the mixture starts to thicken to a sauce. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Lower the heat and stir in the cream and the black currant jam. Add the meatballs to the sauce. Simmer until the sauce thickens slightly and the meatballs are heated through, 15 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.
• To serve, spoon a couple of meatballs onto each plate along with a spoonful of sauce, and serve with the lingonberry jam on the side.