Swedish Meatballs (From a Swede!)

Name: Swedish Meatballs (From a Swede!)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter; 1 tablespoon minced onion; 1/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs; 1/2 cup water; 1/2 cup half-and-half; 3/4 pound ground beef; 1/4 pound ground pork; 2 teaspoons salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper; 1/3 teaspoon white sugar; 3 tablespoons butter

⏱️ Ready in 50 min 🥄 Prep 20 min 🔥 Cook 30 min 👥 24 servings 👁️ 16 views

This is my mom's Swedish meatball recipe. This isn't the kind a lot of people are used to in a creamy white sauce. She served them every Christmas Eve in a chafing dish as part of the 'Smörgåsbord.' My mom used to have a vegetable sour cream and a lingonberry sauce on the table for those that might want to dip these in something.

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 20 min

Cook 30 min

Serves 24

Difficulty Medium

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 24

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 69

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 5.5g 7%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 231mg 10%

Total Carbohydrate 1.4g 1%

Dietary Fiber 0.1g 0%

Total Sugars 0.2g

Protein 3.5g 7%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a frying pan over low heat; cook and stir onion in melted butter until lightly browned, 5 to 8 minutes.

Mix bread crumbs, water, and half-and-half in a large bowl; let stand for about 2 minutes.

Stir cooked onion, ground beef, ground pork, salt, white pepper, and sugar into bread crumb mixture until thoroughly mixed.

Shape mixture into about 48 very small meatballs.

Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a skillet; add meatballs.

Brown slowly, allowing about 25 minutes, until meatballs are fully cooked in the middle and no longer pink.

Shake pan occasionally to cook evenly.