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- From: morrissey@stsci.edu (Mostly Harmless)
- Subject: Swedish Meatballs
- Message-ID: <1993Nov6.094555.1@stsci.edu>
- Organization: Space Telescope Science Institute
- Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1993 14:45:55 GMT
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- Here's my Grandma's recipe for swedish meatballs:
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- Swedish Meatballs
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- 3/4 lb. ground beef, lean
- 1/2 lb. ground veal
- 1/4 lb. ground pork
- 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs, soft
- 1 cup light cream
- 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup parsley, finely snipped
- 1 1/4 tsp. salt
- pepper to taste
- dash ground ginger
- dash ground nutmeg
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- Gravy (below)
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- Have meats ground together twice.
- Soak bread in cream for about 5 minutes. Cook onion in 1 tablespoon of
- butter until tender. Mix meats, crumb mixture, onion, egg, parsley,
- salt, pepper, ginger, and nutmeg. Mix until well combined. Chill
- mixture. Wet hands and shape into 1 1/2-inch balls.
- Brown meatballs in 2 tablespoons of butter. Remove from pan. Make
- gravy and return meatballs to pan and cook on low, covered, for about
- 30 minutes, basting occasionally.
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- Gravy - Melt 2 tablespoons butter in pan with drippings. Stir in 2
- tablespoons flour. Add 1 1/4 cups beef stock. Cook and stir until
- gravy thickens and bubbles.
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