Swedish Meatballs

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb ground pork
• 2 cups cubed bread
• 1 cup milk
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons butter or oil
• 1/2 onion, minced
• 1 teaspoon cardamom
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• salt and pepper

Sauce

• 2 cups beef broth or chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons flour
• reserved dripping
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• salt and pepper
• lingonberry jam (optional but highly recommended) (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   preheat oven to 375.

2. 2

   Add milk to bread cubes in a bowl for 5 minutes. With pan on medium heat add butter and onion stir in seasonings. cook till translucent set aside.

3. 3

   in bowl with ground meats add onion mixture, and eggs.

4. 4

   wringe bread of the milk(messy and cold) add bread to meats and mix with hands till combined.

5. 5

   make balls and place on greased baking sheets into oven for 15-20 min or till temp reaches 140.

6. 6

   sauce:.

7. 7

   in a 2 quart pan over med heat scrape drippings into pan and add flour.

8. 8

   mix and cook for about 3 minute.

9. 9

   add broth and canned milk season with salt and pepper.

10. 10

    bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes stirring occasionally. It thickens while it cools down.

11. 11

    serve with noodles or potatoes and definately with lingonberry jam.