The best meatballs
by Tavolino
Classic Swedish meatballs that are juicy and flavorful thanks to grating the onion and frying them gently in butter. A timeless favorite that is perfect for a weekday dinner.
Ingredients
- milk 50 ml
- heavy cream 50 ml
- breadcrumbs 50 ml
- ground beef or mixed ground meat 500 g
- salt 5 ml
- egg 1
- yellow onion 0.5
- pepper 1 ml
- sugar 2.5 ml
- butter 45 ml
- oil 15 ml
Preparation
- 1
Mix 50 ml milk, 50 ml heavy cream and 50 ml breadcrumbs in a bowl.
- 2
Let the mixture swell for 10 minutes.
- 3
Work 500 g ground beef or mixed ground meat with 5 ml salt until the meat becomes firm, preferably using an electric mixer.
- 4
Crack in 1 egg and whisk together with the meat.
- 5
Stir the breadcrumb mixture, 0.5 grated yellow onion, 1 ml pepper and 2.5 ml sugar into the meat.
- 6
Moisten your hands with cold water to prevent the mixture from sticking.
- 7
Shape the meat into round meatballs with your hands.
- 8
Heat 45 ml butter and 15 ml oil in a frying pan.
- 9
Fry a few meatballs at a time over medium-high heat.
- 10
Shake the pan in circular motions while frying so that the meatballs keep their round shape.