Ulrika's Mother's Meatballs with Red Beet Relish
- 1/2 peeled, boiled russet potato, grated
- 3 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup minced onion
- 3/4 cup milk
- Pinch allspice
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef chuck
- Unsalted butter, for frying
- Red Beet Relish, recipe follows
- Thinly sliced whole wheat bread (about 3 by 3-inches wide), as needed
- Mix the potato, bread crumbs, onion, milk, and allspice with the spices and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Add the meat, season with salt and pepper, and mix until incorporated.
- Make a small meatball out of the meat mixture, fry it in a little butter, and taste.
- Adjust the seasoning, if necessary.
- Roll the meat mixture into 1/2-inch round meatballs and place them on a wet plate.
- In a large skillet, fry them in butter until golden brown.
- To serve, spread some of the relish on the slice of bread and top with the meatballs.
- Serve at room temperature
- 2 cooked red beets, peeled and chopped
- 1/4 Golden Delicious apple, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon mayonnaise
- Pinch ground allspice
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- In a food processor, combine the beets, apple, vinegar and sugar and pulse until the apples and beets are finely chopped.
- Transfer the mixture to a bowl and combine with the mayonnaise and allspice.
- Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
bread crumbs, onion, milk, allspice, salt, ground beef chuck, butter, red, whole wheat bread
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ulrikas-mothers-meatballs-with-red-beet-relish-recipe.html (may not work)