OVEN-BAKED SWEDISH MEATBALLS

OVEN-BAKED SWEDISH MEATBALLS image

Categories Beef Bake

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 lb. very lean ground beef (less than 10% fat)
1 pkg. (12 oz.) low-fat pork sausage (I used Jimmy Dean 50% less fat sausage)
1 onion, diced very small
1 T garlic puree (also called ground garlic)
1/2 tsp. Veg-Sal or 1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. white pepper
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
(Anne's recipe had cinnamon which I was out of)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 F. Use food processor to finely chop onion. Put meat in mixing bowl and allow to come to room temperature, then mix in onions, garlic, salt, pepper, ginger, cardamom, and allspice. Mix with your hands until spices are well distributed and pork and beef are well combined. Mist pan or grilling rack with olive oil. Use a tablespoon to measure out meat, forming small meatballs by rolling with your hands and placing them on the rack as you go. Bake until meatballs are slightly browned and cooked through, 20-30 minutes. (It took longer than I thought it would to get them cooked through. Maybe I made mine a little too big.) Serve hot.