NORWEGIAN MEATBALLS

By Royce_Susan

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups soft bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup half-and-half or light cream
• 1/4 cup strong coffee
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup finely snipped fresh parsley
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1/2 pound ground turkey or pork
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1 cup strong coffee
• 1 tsp. nutgmeg

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine bread crumbs, half-and-half, and the 1/4 cup coffee. Let stand until mixture is evenly moist. Add eggs, onion, parsley, and 1 teaspoon nutmeg. Add beef and turkey. Mix well. Cover and chill for 2 hours. With moistened hands, shape mixture into 72 meatballs.

In a very large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat. Cook half of the meatballs in hot butter about 12 minutes or until done, carefully turning to brown evenly. With a slotted spoon, remove meatballs from skillet. Add remaining butter to skillet and repeat with remaining meatballs. Remove meatballs from skillet.

Stir flour into pan drippings until smooth. Add broth, the 1 cup of coffee, 1 teaspoon nutmeg. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly.

Return all meatballs to skillet; heat through, gently stirring occasionally.