Baked Swedish Meatballs
- 2 slices bread
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1 small onion, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom seed
- 5 tablespoons flour or 5 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed beef consomme
- 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can water
- 1 cup light cream
- 1 teaspoon dill weed
- Soak bread in milk.
- Add the following to soaked bread:
- - Eggs, slightly beaten.
- - Ground beef.
- - Onion.
- - Sugar.
- - Spices (except dill weed).
- Shape into 1" balls. Brown on all sides in skillet (or bake in 400 degree oven for 20 min.).
- Remove meatballs to 2 quart casserole.
- In skillet, or saucepan:
- Add 5 Tbsp flour (or cornstarch) to meat drippings, then add 1 can Consomme and 1 can water.
- Note: Shake with 1 soup can of water with flour (or cornstarch) if meatballs were baked. Then add to Consomme.
- Cook, stirring gravy until thick and smooth.
- Add 1 cup light cream and 1 tsp dillweed, and stir until blended.
- Add to meatballs.
- Bake, covered for 30 minutes at 400 degrees.
bread, milk, ground beef, egg, onion, sugar, nutmeg, allspice, salt, pepper, cardamom seed, flour, condensed beef, water, light cream, dill weed
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/baked-swedish-meatballs-439926 (may not work)