Swedish Meatballs
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Swedish Meatballs (VRP 002)
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1/2 pound ground veal
- 2 cups bread crumbs
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 2 teaspoons salts
- 1/8 teaspoon allspice
- Small amount of ground cloves
- Lard
Gravy
- 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 3/4 cups water
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients thoroughly
- Form into small balls
- Drop from spoon into skillet with 2 tablespoons hot lard
- Brown on both sides and remove
- Place in casserole dish
- Make gravy by adding flour, salt, pepper, and water to the fat in the pan
- Bring to boiling point
- Pour over meatballs
- Cover and bake slowly for 1 hour at 350 degrees