Aquavitsswedishmeatballs Recipes

AQUAVIT'S SWEDISH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Prepare the Meatballs.
• Combine the bread crumbs and 1/4 cup cream in a small bowl, stirring until all the crumbs are moistened.
• Set aside.
• Heat the oil in a small skillet over medium heat.
• Add the onion and saute for for about five minutes, until softened.
• Remove from heat.
• In a large bowl, combine ground beef, veal and pork, onion, honey and egg, and mix well with your hands (remember Julia--your impeccably clean hands).
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the bread crumb/cream mixture and mix well.
• With wet hands (to keep mixture from sticking) shape the mixture into meatballs the size of golfballs, placing them on a plate slightly moistened with water.
• You should have about 24 meatballs.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the meatballs, in batches if necessary, and cook, turning frequently, for about seven minutes, until the meatballs are browned on all sides and cooked through.
• Transfer the meatballs to a plate and keep warm.
• Discard all but one tablespoon of fat from the skillet.
• Prepare the Sauce.
• Return the skillet to the heat.
• Whisk in the stock, 1/2 cup of cream, preserves and pickle juice, and bring to a simmer.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Add the meatballs to the sauce, reduce heat to medium, and simmer for about five minutes, until the sauce thickens slightly and the meatballs are heated through.
• Serve hot with garlic mashed potatoes, lingonberry preserves and pickled cucumbers.

MUM'S SWEDISH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion in the melted butter until tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Place bread cubes in a bowl; pour 1/2 cup evaporated milk over bread cubes. Set aside until bread cubes absorb milk.
• Mix ground beef, ground pork, cooked onion, bread cube mixture, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, nutmeg, allspice, salt, lemon pepper, and ground black pepper together in a large bowl. Form mixture into golf ball-sized meatballs.
• Heat olive oil in the same skillet used for onion over medium-high heat; cook meatballs in the hot oil, turning with tongs, until all sides are browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Pour in beef stock and simmer until meatballs are cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer meatballs to a serving bowl, reserving liquid in the skillet.
• Remove 1 cup beef stock from skillet; whisk flour into the 1 cup stock until smooth. Pour flour mixture back into skillet, whisking until mixture is smooth. Gradually whisk remaining evaporated milk and sherry into beef stock mixture. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until gravy is warmed and smooth, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour gravy over meatballs to serve.

IMPOSSIBLE™ SWEDISH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine Impossible Burger, bread crumbs, milk, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, grated Parmesan, 1 teaspoon salt, and black pepper in a medium bowl. Form into 1- to 2-inch meatballs.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet and cook meatballs until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes per side, about 10 minutes total. Rotate as needed and adjust heat if they are cooking too quickly.
• Add mushrooms to the skillet. Whisk Greek yogurt into the vegetable broth and pour around the meatballs. Cover with a lid and allow to simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add egg noodles and cook until tender, 7 to 9 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Whisk half-and-half and cornstarch together in a small bowl. Whisk into the broth until evenly combined. Increase heat and bring to a low simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens. Stir in the remaining Worcestershire and salt. Taste the sauce and adjust seasonings as needed.
• Stir in the cooked noodles and serve with a sprinkling of fresh parsley over the top.