Scandinavian Recipe # Dana's Famous Swedish Meatballs

Being very into my Swedish heritage, I took it upon myself to learn how to cook the food, among other things. These are my famous Swedish Meatballs. I can never seem to make enough. Serve with lingonberries (cranberries are a good substitute) or with sour cream and beef gravy sauce heated.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, minced
• ½ cup sour cream
• ½ cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
• 2 eggs
• ½ pound ground beef
• ½ pound ground pork
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter

Cooking Directions

1. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion, and cook until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Scrape into a bowl, and set aside until cool.
2. Stir the sour cream together with the bread crumbs in a small bowl. In a large bowl, lightly combine the onion, eggs, ground beef, ground pork, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, salt, and pepper; stir in the sour cream-crumb mixture, and lightly but thoroughly mix until combined. Form the meat mixture into small balls about the size of a walnut.
3. Melt another 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the meatballs, and cook until browned on all sides and no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories501.5
• carbohydrateContent17.7 g
• cholesterolContent208.3 mg
• fatContent36 g
• fiberContent2.1 g
• proteinContent26.5 g
• saturatedFatContent17.9 g
• sodiumContent750.7 mg
• sugarContent3.6 g