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Lasse's Meatballs ( engl. )

Ebenfalls von einem Bekannten aus Schweden ( Lasse ):

Meat: (the main ingredient)
1 kg minced meat (like hamburger meat) use beef/pork 50/50 - 60/40

Filler: (to give the meatballs the right consistency and taste)
2 eggs
1 cup milk (or cream)
1 cup torn bread
1 minced onion medium size
Salt and Pepper:
Salt to taste 1 1/2 teaspoons round about
Pepper to taste white or black pepper - 1/2 teaspoon

Fry the minced onion 2-3 minutes in a skillet with a tablespoon oil.
Mix milk and torn bread in a bowl and wait 2-3 minutes till the milk is absorbed by the bread.
Add meat, egg, onion, salt and pepper to the bowl.
By hand (or on medium speed with an electric mixture), thoroughly blend the ground meat, filler, salt and pepper, and other flavorings.
Beat until very well mixed.
Form into balls about 2-3 cm in diameter, do this by hand, wet your hands by water time to time.
Makes 50-100 meatballs depending on how large they are.

Heat a frying pan with 2-3 tablespooons of cooking oil to medium-high heat.
Fill the pan about a bit more than half full with the meatballs, and fry them for about 10 minutes.
Shake the pan gently during cooking to keep the meatballs turning and to cook them evenly, about 10-15 minutes depending on size.
You may need a spatula to encourage some of the more stubborn meatballs to turn over properly.
As soon as meatballs are browned, take them out of the pan, let them cool and drain a bit, and keep them warm until ready serve.

Brown sauce:

2 tablespoons pan fat
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup beef broth (may be made from bouillon) or 1 can condensed beef broth
1 cup milk (to taste)

Add the flour to the pan fat in a saucepan, mix thoroughly.
Add the broth to the fat/flour base in the saucepan.
Heating this mixture, slowly add the milk to taste. Bring to a boil about 5 min.

Serve with boiled potatoes and lingonberry.