Nordic Meatballs

Submitted by hank on Sun, 12/12/2021 - 13:15
Description

A variation of a couple of Swedish- and Norwegian-meatball recipes.  The first is Alton Brown's, found here.  The predominant elements from that recipe are the allspice and nutmeg.  I use the parsley, caraway, and sweet-berry sauce from Tyler Florence's recipe (here).

Yield
30 Servings
Preparation time
1 hour
Cooking time
45 minutes
Total time
1 hour, 45 minutes
Ingredients
4 c Bread Crumbs
1 3⁄4 c Milk ((Soy can be substituted))
1 1⁄2 c Onion (finely chopped)
5 clv Garlic (finely chopped)
1 T Butter ((margarine can be substituted))
3 Eggs (large (or 4 medium))
48 oz Pork (ground)
32 oz Turkey (ground)
1 t Jamaican Allspice
1 t Nutmeg
1⁄2 t Caraway Seed (toasted and ground)
1 bn Parsley (finely chopped)
1 1⁄2 t Black Pepper (ground)
2 t Salt (fine (or 3 teaspoons course))
1⁄2 c Vegetable Oil
Instructions

In a small bowl combine the bread crumbs with the soy milk.  Let soak for at least five minutes.

  1. In the meantime, sauté the finely-chopped onions with oil or butter until softened.  Add the garlic and sauté for another few minutes.
  2. Strain any additional milk from the bread crumbs with a fine sieve.
  3. Heat a large skillet over medium heat with oil or shortening, to a temperature of 350° to 375° F.  A splash screen is highly recommended.
  4. While the skillet is heating, combine all remaining ingredients (except for the oil/shortening) in a large bowl.  Mix thoroughly.
  5. Form the mixture into 1-inch balls, and place in the skillet to brown on each side.  When brown, remove with a slotted spoon or tongs to a paper-towel-lined bowl.
  6. Move the meatballs to a large oven-safe vessel and bake in the oven at 300° F for 45 minutes.
Notes

Serve these meatballs with mashed potatoes, gravy, spring-greens salad, and/or  with Allspice Pomegranate Sauce.  To make the gravy, crush a number of meatballs and mix with the roux gravy (here).