Swedish Meatballs

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 ounces fresh breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup single cream
• 2 ounces butter
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 8 ounces ground beef
• 8 ounces ground lamb
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly ground
• green salad, to serve

Recipe

• 1 set the breadcrumbs to soak in the cream in a bowl.
• 2 heat 1/2oz of butter in a frying pan, add in the onion and fry it, stirring now and then, until golden.
• 3 place the minced beef, lamb and veal in a mixing bowl. break in the egg and add the salt, pepper and freshly ground nutmeg followed by the soaked breadcrumbs.
• 4 mix together, first with a spoon and then with your hands.
• 5 add in the fried onion, mixing thoroughly.
• 6 shape the mince mixture into ping-pong sized meatballs.
• 7 heat the remaining butter in a large, heavy-based frying pan and fry the meatballs, turning now and then, until browned all over, around 15 minutes. they are ready when they're cooked through but still juicy.
• 8 serve at once with a green salad.