Swedish Meatballs + Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs

Swedish Meatballs

Ingredients

• 1 cup fine bread crumbs
• 1 cup milk
• 2 lb ground beef
• ½ lb sausage
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
• ½ cup butter or margarine
• ¼ cup flour
• 3 beef bouillon cubes
• 4 ½ cups hot water

Instructions

1. Soften bread crumbs in milk.
2. Add ground beef, sausage, chopped onion, eggs, salt, pepper, and nutmeg (if using). Mix thoroughly.
3. Shape into about 96 small meatballs (1-inch diameter).
4. Brown meatballs in butter in batches. Remove and set aside.
5. Stir flour into the drippings to make a roux.
6. Dissolve bouillon cubes in hot water. Whisk broth into the roux and cook over low heat for about 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
7. Return meatballs to the sauce and simmer 10–15 minutes.

Makes: About 96 meatballs (12 generous servings or ~24 small smorgasbord servings)

Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs

Ingredients

Sauce:

• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 tablespoons fat
• 1 (No. 2 can) tomatoes (about 2½ cups)
• 2 (6 oz) cans tomato paste
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 bay leaf

Meatballs:

• ¾ lb ground beef
• ¼ lb ground pork
• 1 cup fine dry bread crumbs
• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 sprig parsley, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• ½ cup milk
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Brown chopped onion in hot fat. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, water, bay leaf, salt, pepper, and sugar. Simmer slowly for 1 hour.
2. Combine ground beef, ground pork, bread crumbs, Parmesan, parsley, garlic, milk, eggs, salt, and pepper. Mix thoroughly and form into small meatballs.
3. Brown meatballs in hot fat.
4. Add browned meatballs to the sauce and cook for 15 minutes.
5. Serve over cooked spaghetti.

Serves: 7 to 10