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Grandma Kvalheim's Norwegian Meatballs "kjøttkaker." Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 lb ground beef
1/4 lb ground veal
1 lb ground pork
2 cups bread crumbs
1/2 cup milk
1 onion diced fine
2 tablespoons butter
2-1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons freshly ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon mustard
3 beaten eggs
4 tablespoons butter

*** Sauce:
1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
4 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon beef concentrate or bouillon cube
2 cups beef stock
1 cup sour cream
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon finely chopped fresh dill
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.

Add garlic and 1 tablespoon butter to the drippings in the skillet. Blend in 4 more tablespoons butter, tomato paste, beef bouillon, and stock.

Stir the mixture on low heat until it thickens. Stir in sour cream and pour the sauce over meatballs. Place in the oven for 20 minutes or until heated through
Directions:
Directions:
For the Meatballs; Soak bread crumbs in milk and blend with the meat. Saute onions in 2 tablespoons butter. Mix together seasonings, eggs, onion. Mix well and form into small balls.

Make a flat test-meatball, on an iron skillet, to make sure the seasoning was right.

Option #1:
This is a great method of making Norwegian Meatballs that my Norwegian Grandma Mandy, taught me, and I like it because it is fast you bake them all at once and we don't use any fat for making them.

Heat the oven to 350° F.
Fill a small bowl with cold water, and use a tablespoon to form the balls. Dip the spoon in water; then use it for forming and place them in a large un-greased baking pan or on a cookie sheet. Bake for 45 minutes or until done. Transfer them to an ovenproof serving dish and set aside.

Option #2:
Form the kjøttkaker as mentioned above. Melt butter in iron skillet; brown them on all sides and place them in an ovenproof serving dish and set aside.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
Makes 48 meatballs
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
The Norwegians serve kjøttkaker with stewed green peas, potatoes, gravy and tyttebærsylte, which is similar to whole berry cranberry sauce.

 

 

 

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