Swedish Meatballs in a Bag

Name: Swedish Meatballs in a Bag
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: Nordic, Scandinavian, European
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 237 milliliters beef stock; 237 milliliters fresh bread crumbs; 2 Tbsps butter, cubed; 59 milliliters canola oil; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 59 milliliters dry sherry; 1 egg; 1 Tbsp instant flour (recommended: Wondra); 0 teaspoons ground allspice; 680 grams ground beef; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 0 teaspoons ground black pepper; 59 milliliters heavy cream; 2 teaspoons honey mustard; 1 onion, finely diced; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters water

Swedish Meatballs in a Bag requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 18 servings with 185 calories, 8g of protein, and 14g of fat each. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. This recipe is typical of Scandinavian cuisine. Head to the store and pick up canolan oil, dijon mustard, onion, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Hydrate bread crumbs in a mixing bowl by pouring water (1/2 to 3/4 cup) over them.

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Breadcrumbs

Water

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Mixing Bowl

To cook en papillote (in the oven, enclosed in foil), use a large foil oven pouch, or make an oven pouch out of a 3 foot length of heavy duty foil by bringing the 2 ends to the center, folding the sides to seal, and leaving an opening at the center through which to place the sauce and meatballs. Shake flour in the pouch to coat the inside, and (for safety reasons) place in a roasting pan. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

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Meatballs

All Purpose Flour

Shake

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Roasting Pan

Aluminum Foil

Oven

To cook en papillote on the grill, follow the same procedure with the foil pouch and preheat grill to medium-high heat. (The foil pouch method is great for cooking and cleanup, but because the liquids inside will become very hot, use a roasting pan to support the weight of the pouch for safety reasons.)

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Roasting Pan

Grill

Aluminum Foil

To the bowl of hydrated bread crumbs, add ground beef, onion, egg, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and allspice. With an electric mixer, beat the meat mixture until fluffy.

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Breadcrumbs

Ground Beef

Allspice

Nutmeg

Pepper

Onion

Meat

Salt

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Heat oil in a large skillet to sear off meatballs. (In the episode, we seared the meatballs in a deep-fryer.) Form meat mixture into small meatballs, and sear them in the skillet or deep-fryer.

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Meatballs

Meat

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Remove to paper toweling to drain briefly.

Add butter, beef stock, sherry, cream and bay leaf to foil pouch (which you have placed into a roasting pan for safety reasons to support the weight of the "floppy" pouch).

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Beef Stock