Unbelievable Norwegian Meatball Recipe You Won’t Believe Exists!

Recipe Details

Prep Time:
45 mins
Cook Time:
40 mins
Additional Time:
5 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 30 mins
Servings:
12

Ingredients

  • ¾cupplain bread crumbs

  • ½cupmilk

  • 2largeeggs

  • 1largeonion, grated

  • 1tablespoongrated fresh ginger

  • 1tablespoonsalt

  • 2teaspoonsground nutmeg

  • 2teaspoonsminced garlic (Optional)

  • 1 ½teaspoonsground black pepper

  • 3pounds85% lean ground beef

  • 3tablespoonsbutter

  • 2tablespoonsminced onion

  • 5tablespoonsall-purpose flour

  • 4cupsbeef broth

  • ½cupheavy cream

  • 1dashcayenne pepper

  • 1dashwhite pepper

Cooking Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a jelly roll pan.

  2. Combine bread crumbs, milk, eggs, onion, ginger, salt, nutmeg, garlic, and black pepper in a mixing bowl. Let stand until bread crumbs absorb milk, about 5 minutes. Stir until just mixed and add ground beef. Mix until well blended. Shape mixture into 1-inch meatballs and place on the prepared pan.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 18 minutes. Set meatballs aside.

  4. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté onion until tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in flour and cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Slowly add broth; cook and stir gravy until smooth and thickened, 5 to 10 minutes. Blend in cream, cayenne pepper, and black pepper.

  5. Gently stir cooked meatballs into gravy and heat through, but do not boil, about 5 minutes more.

Tips

You can make your own bread crumbs by using 7 slices of white bread with the crusts removed.

You can use margarine in place of butter.

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe12
Calories351
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
22g
28%
Saturated Fat
10g
51%
Cholesterol
132mg
44%
Sodium
1004mg
44%
Total Carbohydrate
10g
4%
Dietary Fiber
1g
3%
Total Sugars
2g
Protein
26g
52%
Vitamin C
1mg
2%
Calcium
58mg
4%
Iron
3mg
16%
Potassium
400mg
9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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