Swedish Meatballs (User Friendly for Younger Cooks) Recipe

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Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
587
Calories
Total time
50
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1 cup cream
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1 1/2 cups milk

Directions:

  1. Measure the bread crumbs and 1/2 cup of the cream into the mixing bowl.
  2. Let it sit for 5 minutes.
  3. With the paring knife, peel the onion and chop it up into small pieces.
  4. Break the egg into the small bowl and beat it with the fork.
  5. Add the meat and the cut-up onion to the bread crumbs and cream.
  6. Mix well.
  7. Stir in the egg, the salt and the allspice.
  8. Pick up a small amount ot the mixture - about as big as a plum - with your hand.
  9. Roll it between your palms.
  10. Shape it into a ball.
  11. Place each ball when you have made it on the plate.
  12. Continue until all the meat is rolled into balls.
  13. Melt the butter in the frying pan, over low heat.
  14. Place a few meat balls in the pan.
  15. Roll them from side to side with the spoon until they are browned on all sides.
  16. Remove them to a plate.
  17. Continue until all the balls are browned.
  18. Turn off the heat.
  19. Add the flour to the frying pan.
  20. Stir it with the fat and meat juice until it is all mixed together.
  21. Scrape up the meat that has tuck to the bottom of the pan with the mixing spoon.
  22. Add the second 1/2 c of cream and the milk to the mixture in the pan.
  23. Stir it until it makes a smooth sauce.
  24. Return the meat balls to the frying pan with the sauce.
  25. Cover the pan with the lid.
  26. Simmer it over a very low flame for 25 minutes.
  27. Arrange the meat balls on the serving platter and pour the gravy over them.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 587.3 Kcal (2459 kJ)
Calories from fat 338.82 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 37.65g 58%
Cholesterol 185.85mg 62%
Sodium 1548.09mg 65%
Potassium 782.39mg 17%
Total Carbs 22.42g 7%
Sugars 6.58g 26%
Dietary Fiber 1.56g 6%
Protein 40.15g 80%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 4.4mg 24%
Calcium 241.4mg 24%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 138.83 Kcal (581 kJ)
Calories from fat 80.09 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.9g 58%
Cholesterol 43.93mg 62%
Sodium 365.95mg 65%
Potassium 184.94mg 17%
Total Carbs 5.3g 7%
Sugars 1.56g 26%
Dietary Fiber 0.37g 6%
Protein 9.49g 80%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 4%
Iron 1mg 24%
Calcium 57.1mg 24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 14.6
    Points
  • 16
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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