May I proudly present the Swedish Meatball!
Swedish meatballs are traditionally served with gravy, boiled potatoes, lingonberry jam, and sometimes fresh pickled cucumber. In Sweden we never boil them in the sauce. We have the gravy on the side.
Swedish meatballs are served at the cafeteria at most IKEA locations around the world.
here are more recipes of Swedish meatballs:
Swedish meatballs and sauce
Almost every house wife has her own secret recipe
This is a traditional Swedish recipe.(Serves 4)
* 1/2 cup bread crumbs
* 1/2 cup milk
* 1 small onion
* 1 lb ground meat (mixture of beef and pork)
* 1 egg
* salt and pepper
Procedure
1. Mix bread crumbs and milk. Let it swell for about 10 minutes.
2. Mince the onion and fry it until soft.
3. Mix all the ingredients.
4. Form into small balls with your hands. This is easier to do with wet hands. The size of the balls can vary a little, but a cherry is too small and a ping-pong ball is too big.
5. Fry the balls in butter in a frying pan (medium hot) for about 5 minutes. Turn them around to get them fried on all sides. The balls get dark brown.
Notes
It's a little bit tricky to get the balls round. Don't put all the meatballs in the frying pan at once. Sometimes it is better to fry them in the owen on a large plate, shaking now and then to get the round shape.
If you don´t have bread crumbs you can use oat flakes
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Meatballs with tomatoe sauce
Ground Beef: 1 lb
Egg: 1
Onion: 1 medium, finely chopped
Garlic: 1 clove, crushed or finely chopped
Parmesan Cheese: 1 tbsp, grated
Fresh Parsley: 1 tbsp, chopped
Bread Crumbs: 2 tbsp (optional)
Olive Oil: 4-5 tbsp
Ground Cinnamon: a pinch
Salt
Pepper
Sauce Ingredients:
Tomatoes: 1 lb
Garlic: 2 cloves
Basil: 1 tbsp, chopped
Tomato Paste: 1 tbsp (optional)
Olive Oil: 1 tbsp
Salt
Pepper
Directions:
1. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan and saute onion and garlic until just soft. Remove from the heat and cool.
2. Combine them with ground beef, egg, Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs and fresh parsley and mix well. Season with cinnamon, salt and pepper.
3. Divide and shape the mix into 12 small balls. Leave in the fridge for 30 min.
4. Meanwhile to make the sauce, boil the tomatoes in water for 3 min. Let them cool.
5. Remove the tomatoes skin and chop them into small pieces.
6. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan. Saute garlics and basil for 2 min.
7. Add chopped tomatoes and their juice to the pan. Blend in the tomato paste and season with salt and pepper. Cook the sauce for 15 min on medium heat until tomatoes are soft.
8. In a separate pan, heat 2 tbsp olive oil. Fry meatballs for 5 min or until brown on all sides.
9. Add tomato sauce to the meatballs pan and continue cooking for 10-15 min.
10. Serve them with some pasta or rice on side.
Amazing Italian Meatballs
In Italy, meatballs are known as polpette and are generally eaten as a main course or in a soup. The main ingredients of an Italian meatball are: beef and or pork and sometimes turkey, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, olive oil, romano cheese, eggs, bread crumbs and parsley, mixed and rolled by hand to a golf ball size.ITALIAN MEAT BALLS
2 lbs ground chuck
1 to 1/1/2 cups Progresso Italian bread crumbs
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup Romano cheese
salt and pepper
garlic powder
onion powder
oregano
basil
Mix all ingredients together. The spices just add to taste.
Make into balls and place in cooking spaghetti sauce.
SAUCE:
3 cans tomato paste
1 lg. can whole tomatoes
1/4 c. olive oil
3 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. basil (fresh leaves or dry)
1/4 sliced green pepper
1 c. fresh mushrooms
4 cloves diced garlic
1 fresh chopped green onion
Simmer for 1 1/2 hours. When adding paste, also add 3 cans water.
The famous Swedish Chef from the Muppet show
This is probably how the rest of the world hear Swedish language. But he is still just funny!
Swedish Chef - Meatballs
Its The Swedish Chef... with meatballs!
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Ball maker
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Links to good sites about making Meatballs!
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I will start with a couple of links that give us tips and help how to make meatballs. You are so welcome to add to the list if you have a good link.
Meatballs Recipe - How to Make Meatballs Video - About.com
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Balls!: Round the World Fare for All Occasions
Balls!: Round the World Fare for All Occasions
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Recipes include:
* Pecan-crusted chicken balls with chutney dip
* Minty lamb meatballs with zippy dipping sauce
* Sushi style crab balls
* Black bean balls with spicy sauce
* Arancini (Sicilian rice balls)
* Melon ballet
* Keftedes (Greek meatballs)
* Gâteau St. Honoré de Balzac.
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Video how to make Italian Meat balls
- To make Italian Meat balls
- Step by step to make good Italan meatballs
How to make Italian Meatballs
A man and his meatballs. With recipes
A Man and His Meatballs: The Hilarious but True Story of a Self-Taught Chef and Restaurateur
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Along with his inspiring story, John LaFemina also shares 100 mouthwatering recipes, including:
Lasagna with Braised Wild Boar
Mushroom Risotto
Veal, Beef, and Pork Meatballs with Ricotta Filling
Open Ravioli with Roasted Butternut Squash
Creamsicle Panna Cotta
Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding
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Two Meatballs in the Italian Kitchen
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Two Meatballs in the Italian Kitchen
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Each chapter opens with lengthy back-and-forths between the two over the merits of certain ingredients or cooking methods, and their disagreements over these specifics is as edifying as they are amusing to read; the recipes aren't all simple, but with Luongo and Strausman's vocal observations and tips close at hand, those familiar with Italian cooking techniques should have no trouble mastering them.
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Chinese Meat Balls
made of different material
1 cup "lite" coconut milk2 1/2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 pound lean ground pork or beef
1/2 cup chopped scallions
1/4 cup minced leek, white and pale green part only
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger
2 teaspoons seeded and minced fresh chile pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium head Boston or iceberg lettuce
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil or Thai basil
1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest
1. Combine coconut milk, soy sauce and curry powder in a large saucepan. Set aside.
2. Place pork (or beef), scallions, leek, cornstarch, flour, sesame oil, ginger, chile, salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Knead by hand until thoroughly combined and the mixture becomes sticky. Divide into 10 equal portions, about 1/4 cup each. Roll each portion into
a ball.
3. Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, swirling to coat the sides. Add the meatballs and cook, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels.
4. Bring the coconut-milk mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the meatballs; cover, reduce heat to low and cook for 8 minutes.
5. Line a serving bowl with lettuce leaves. Arrange the meatballs on top. Garnish with basil and lemon zest. Serve hot with the coconut-milk sauce drizzled over the top or on the side for dipping.
Potato or Rice or Pasta?
Here are some really good recipes to make or boil pasta to go with your meatballs.Another lens is different potato - dishes for the one who prefer that instead.
Hope you will try them out!
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Easy Mixed Rice Recipes
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Pasta
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I was invited to a family in Rome. They said we would have dinner together. I really was looking forward to this visit. We talked and laughed as you do and finally we sat down at the dinner table. They served steaming hot pasta in large bowls. I ate...
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Potatoes
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We cannot live without it. Wikipedia says: Potato (informally tattie, tater, spud, tato, pota, spudzie or tate) is the term which applies either to the starchy, tuberous root vegetable crop from the various subspecies of the perennial plant Solanum...
The Spanish Albondigas
In Spain and Latin America, meatballs are called Albondigas.Things You'll Need:
* Milk For Soaking The Bread
* 2 tbsp. canola oil
* 3/4 lb. ground beef
* 1 cup tomato puree
* 1 tsp. freshly cracked black pepper - plus more for seasoning the broth
* 2 tsp. salt - plus more for seasoning the broth
* 2 large eggs - beaten
* 2 large onions - peeled and minced
* 2 garlic cloves - peeled and minced
* 1 tsp. ground coriander
* 1/2 tsp. garlic powders
* 3/4 lb. ground porks
* 2 slices French bread - each 1/2 inch thick
* 2 qts. beef broth
Step by Step:
Step1
Soak the slices of bread in the milk. When the bread is soft, squeeze as much of the milk out of it as you can and then tear it into very small pieces.
Step2
Combine the bread, meat, half of the minced onion, eggs, salt, pepper, garlic powder and coriander in a large bowl. Mix the ingredients together with your fingers until it is all thoroughly combined.
Step3
Using your hands, roll the meat into 24 balls of equal size. Heat the oil and the remaining onion in a large pot over medium heat.
Step4
Cook for 6 minutes or until the onion is soft and translucent. Add the garlic and cook 2 minutes longer while stirring.
Step5
Add the tomato puree and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the broth to the pot and turn the heat to high.
Step6
When the mixture boils, add the meatballs and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes or until the meatballs are completely cooked.
Step7
Taste the broth for seasoning and add salt and pepper if preferred.
How to make Greek Meatballs
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Spaghetti and meatball cake
so fantastic
To end a perfect meal - make a spaghetti and meatball Cake. It looks so good and it is not hard to do. Just follow the recipe step my step.
Spaghetti and meatball cake recipe
All is desert - the spaghetti, the choclate meatball and the sauce.
More Cook books with meatballs
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Giovanna's Legacy: Gifts from her Italian Kitchen
This is the first in a series of cookbooks that will be published to honor my mother and extraordinary Italian cook, Giovanna Morelli Falbo. It contains my mother's favorite recipes, those she brought with her from her home in Italy, and that nourished our family and friends as we grew up in Abington Pennsylvania. The next edition, "Giovanna's Legacy: An Italian/American Kitchen," will feature recipes I've developed, using principles I learned from her through the years as we prepared meals together.
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Mince Favourites: Hamburgers, Chilli, Bolognese, Meatballs ( " Australian Women's Weekly " )
Mince Favourites: Hamburgers, Chilli, Bolognese, Meatballs
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Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook
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Turkey meatball
by Sheila Lukins
Turkey Meatballs:2 pounds ground turkey
1 onion, grated
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 egg, lightly beaten (optional)
2 tablespoons olive oil
About 3 cups of your favorite tomato sauce
8 French rolls (each about 5 inches long and 3 inches wide); or 3 Italian breads (about 15 inches long and 3 inches wide), sliced into 3 pieces each, with the insides pulled out
1. Prepare the meatballs: Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. Form into 24 meatballs, about 1 1D2 inches in diameter.
2. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat and cook the meatballs in batches, shaking the pan occasionally, for about 10 to 12 minutes or until browned and cooked through. Add more oil if necessary. Remove the meatballs to a paper towel to drain.
3. Warm the tomato sauce over medium heat in another skillet. Add the meatballs and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, spooning sauce over them.
4. To serve, spoon about 1/4 cup of tomato sauce into each roll, coating well; spoon 3 meatballs into each bread. Wrap the sandwiches in foil for the road.
Faux-meatballs for my vegetarian guest
Swedish Faux MeatballsPosted by Tiffany at recipegoldmine.com 2/11/2002 6:51 pm
Makes 6 servings.
3 slices bread, crumbled
2 tablespoons chopped onion
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 cup skim milk
2 (12 ounce) packages frozen burger-style crumbles
4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup vegetable broth
1 cup half-and-half cream
Heat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
In a large bowl combine bread crumbs, onion, pepper, nutmeg and milk. Stir in burger-style crumbles until well blended. Form into 1 1/2-inch balls.
At last some (meat) balls for your cat =)
Turkey Meat Ball Cat Treats
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meatballs are really international
Every country make their own meatballs. All are good!
Dont forget to add to the Plexo link list - How to make meatballs on this lens - thank you.
mulberry wrote...
Well the cake sounds good but the chocolate meatballs and sauce sound even better! Nice addition to the lens.
Posted July 02, 2009
papawu wrote...
Okay, so it sounded pretty gross until I saw it was chocolate meatballs.lol. But, the rest of the different styles of meatballs are right up my gluttonous alley. Fabulous stuff.
Posted July 02, 2009
NanLT wrote...
Oh, yum. My sons love spaghetti with meatballs. Have to admit that I sometimes cheat big time and buy the ready made Swedish meatballs at the grocery store for them.
Otherwise, I make my own using a variation of my meatloaf recipe, with the onions chopped smaller or put through the food processor.
Posted June 21, 2009
ZenyarisGallery wrote...
"Delicious" lens and images! I'll come back, to get the inspiration for some recipes! 5 Stars and Favorite!:) Zenya
Posted June 19, 2009
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