Best Grandmas Swedish Meatballs And Gravy Recipes

GRANDMA'S AUTHENTIC SWEDISH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix beef, sausage, bread crumbs, onion, milk, egg, parsley, salt, Worcestershire sauce, and pepper in a large bowl. Form into meatballs.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Pan-fry meatballs in batches, turning as needed, until browned and heated through, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Mix boiling water, sour cream, flour, paprika, and pepper together in a deep saucepan over low heat. Add the meatballs and let simmer until thickened and heated through, 15 to 20 minutes.

GRANDMA'S SWEDISH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl combine ground meats,salt,spices saltines, minced onion, eggs and cream, mix very well, cover and refrigerate over night so flavors blend through.
• 2. Remove mixture from fridge, and portion into rolled meatballs ( grandma made walnut sized ones, mine are about golf ball size...less rolling, lol )
• 3. In a large frying pan add 1/2 cup light olive oil or canola oil over medium heat, add meatballs, do not over crowd pan and brown on all sides ( I cook about 10 at a time ) be care not to have heat so high the the little bits that stick to pan burn. Continue ti;; all meatballs are cooked. Place in a casserole dish and keep warm in oven while making gravy.
• 4. For the gravy: add 1/2 flour to fat in pan,whisk constantly till lite brown, add low sodium beef broth gradually, whisking as you go till smooth,bring to simmer, then pour over meatballs.
• 5. We always served this with whipped potatoes, green beans and Lingonberry preserves... cranberry sauce is very close in flavor to lingonberry.

MOM'S SWEDISH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1-1/2-in. meatballs (about 36). In a large skillet over medium heat, brown meatballs in batches. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels to drain, reserving drippings in pan., For gravy, stir flour into drippings; cook over medium-high heat until light brown (do not burn). Gradually whisk in milk until smooth. Stir in the consomme, Worcestershire sauce, pepper and salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Reduce heat to medium-low; return meatballs to pan. Cook, uncovered, 15-20 minutes longer or until meatballs are cooked through, stirring occasionally., Meanwhile, cook noodles according to package directions. Drain; toss with butter. Serve with meatball mixture; sprinkle with parsley.

GRANDMA'S SWEDISH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Saute onion in oil/cooking spray. Set aside.
• Mix ground beef, 2 tsp sugar, allspice, nutmeg & onions.
• Mix egg with bread crumbs and 1/2 C milk until absorbed.
• Add egg mixture to the meat mixture.
• Form meat into 1" balls.
• Fry meatballs in pan that onions were cooked inches.
• Place cooked meatballs in 8x8 baking dish.
• Heat frying pan with fat from meatballs to medium heat.
• Add flour and slowly add 1 C water, 1 C heavy cream, 1/2 C milk, 1 tsp sugar and dash of pepper.
• Stir constantly until it gets bubbly.
• Pour cream mixture over meatballs.
• Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
• Serve over rice.

GRANDMA'S SWEDISH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• For the meatballs, tear bread into small pieces. Add the milk and let soak several minutes (stir around).
• Add eggs and beat until mixed.
• Add bread mixture to ground beef along with parmesan, parsley flakes, oregano, salt, and pepper.
• Roll mixture into small balls 1 to 1 ½ inches in diameter.
• Place 1/3 cup oil in a pan and sauté meatballs until brown.
• Remove the meatballs from pan, discard the oil.
• For the sauce, in the same pan over low heat, melt the butter and whisk in the flour and let cook for a few minutes but don't let it brown (should be glossy).
• Whisk in broth and cream and cook stirring constantly until thick and satiny.
• Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir in dill.
• Add meatballs to sauce and simmer about 10 minutes, turning several times.
• Serve over noodles.