Best Aunt Bees Swedish Meatballs And Meatloaf Recipes

AUNT BEE'S SWEDISH MEATBALLS RECIPE

Aunt Bee's Swedish Meatballs Recipe image

A family-favorite recipe for generations, Aunt Bee's Swedish meatballs are homemade comfort food. This is an easy dinner recipe that you will hold onto forever!

Provided by Blair Lonergan

Categories Dinner

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 lbs. ground beef
2 large onions
3 eggs, slightly beaten
6 slices cubed white bread ((or substitute with 1 ½ cups of Panko bread crumbs))
¼ cup half-and-half
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt, or more to taste
½ teaspoon pepper
butter and vegetable oil for frying
¼ cup pan drippings
¼ cup flour, plus additional as needed
2 cups beef broth
2 tablespoons half-and-half
Salt and pepper, to taste
Optional, for serving: chopped fresh parsley; cooked egg noodles; potatoes

Steps:

Place the meat in a large bowl. Grate the onions into the meat.
Stir together bread or bread crumbs with ¼ cup of half-and-half, just until moistened.
Add eggs, soaked bread crumbs, sugar, salt, and pepper to the beef mixture. Use your hands or a fork to gently combine, being careful not to over-mix the meat.
Use a medium (1 ½ tablespoon) scoop to shape the meat into balls. Each meatball will be about the size of a golf ball. Place the meatballs on a baking sheet so that they will be ready to fry.
Heat 2 tablespoons of butter and 1 teaspoon of oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. When the butter melts, sauté meatballs in batches, turning while they cook so that all sides are evenly browned and the meat is cooked through (about 8-10 minutes per batch). Be careful not to overcrowd the pan.
Repeat until all meatballs are cooked. Remove meatballs to a baking sheet lined with paper towels, and cover loosely with foil to keep warm while you prepare the sauce.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 /8 of the meatballs and sauce (approximately 6 meatballs), Calories 271 kcal, Carbohydrate 15 g, Protein 29 g, Fat 9 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Cholesterol 135 mg, Sodium 991 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 2 g

SWEDISH MEATBALLS

Swedish Meatballs image

My Aunt would make these for Christmas Eve dinner every year. She'd serve these along with Potato Sausage, Lingonberries, Limpa Bread and mashed potatoes.

Provided by MsKittyKat

Categories Veal

Time 45m

Yield 30 meatballs

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter
1 small onion, chopped
2 slices day-old rye bread, crusts trimmed,torn into pieces
2/3 cup beef stock or 2/3 cup canned beef broth
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 lb ground beef
1/2 lb ground veal
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/3 cups beef stock or 1 1/3 cups canned beef broth
2 tablespoons whipping cream
ground allspice

Steps:

For meatballs:.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy medium skillet over medium heat.
Add onion and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes.
Cool slightly.
Combine bread and stock in large bowl.
Mix in onion mixture, egg, allspice and pepper.
Add ground beef and veal and blend well.
Can be prepared 3 hours ahead.
Cover and chill.
Shape meat into 1 1/4-inch balls.
Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat.
Add meatballs and sauté until cooked through and brown, turning occasionally, about 20 minutes.
Using slotted spoon, transfer meatballs to platter and keep warm.
Reserve drippings in skillet.
For sauce:.
Add flour to drippings in skillet and stir over medium heat until brown, about 4 minutes.
Gradually whisk in stock and cream.
Simmer until sauce is thick and smooth, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes.
Season to taste with allspice, salt and pepper.
Pour sauce over meatballs and serve.