Swedish Meatballs

"Perfect party fare. Keep warm in a crockpot for your guests. Also great as a main course. Serve with mashed potatoes or over cooked noodles. The gravy is rich and tasty. Prep time includes the 2 hr refrigeration."
 
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Ready In:
3hrs 20mins
Ingredients:
17
Yields:
4 main course
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ingredients

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directions

  • Thoroughly mix beef, pork, onion, bread crumbs, parsley, 2 teaspoons salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, worcestershire sauce, egg, and milk.
  • refrigerate 2 hours.
  • shape mixture by rounded tablespoonfuls into balls.
  • In large skillet, slowly brown and cook meatballs in oil.
  • Remove meatballs, keep warm.
  • Blend flour, paprika, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper into oil in skillet.
  • Cook over low heat, stirring until mixture is smooth and bubbly.
  • Remove from heat, stir in water.
  • Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
  • Boil and stir 1 minute.
  • Let mixture cool slightly.
  • Gradually stir in sour cream over low heat, mixing until gravy is smooth.
  • Add meatballs, heat through.

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Reviews

  1. It may not be fair for me to rate this since I started with frozen meatballs, but I will anyway because I loved the end result so much (and so did my kids). I started the recipe by adding the 1/4 cup of oil to the skillet, let it get hot and then skipped to step six. Instead of adding water, I added two cups of beef broth (and I think I could have easily added more to thin out the gravy a bit) and omitted the salt. I followed the remainder of the steps as written adding the frozen meatballs at the end and heating through. It was DELICIOUS...a definite 5-star, keeper recipe!
     
  2. This is the same recipe my grandmother used, and nobody knew where to find it (everything was stored in her head, lol). The only thing I changed was to cut the 2 tsp. of salt (in the meatballs) in half. Excellent recipe, thanks!!
     
  3. The meatballs were good. I sautéed onions and added it to the meat. I sautéed more onions for the gravy. Then I noticed it said mix sour cream in water? I couldn’t do that. Seemed weird. I mixed it with beef broth. I can’t imagine how bland it would be if I didn’t. I’ll probably stick to the recipe I’ve been using for years.
     
  4. This was good, everyone enjoyed it. The sauce is what I think makes the meatball dish become Swedish meatballs. It was a good sauce, but a bit too heavy for my personal taste. I might add more water next time and/or cut back on the sour cream.<br/>We doubled the recipe and used only ground beef and the meatballs turned out great.
     
  5. This is quite delicious! I use less minced onion, as we have an onion hater in the house. I also substitute beef broth for the water for a little extra flavor. My family loves it!
     
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  1. This is quite delicious! I use less minced onion, as we have an onion hater in the house. I also substitute beef broth for the water for a little extra flavor. My family loves it!
     
  2. Since I didn't make the meatballs, I can't give this recipe a rating. But I did make the sauce, which was easy, and very, very good. The alternative was to make a gravy from mushroom soup, and I'm so glad I made this instead. I did use chicken base instead of salt, and added a bit of nutmeg. I'll DEFINITELY make this again.
     

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