Bjarne's Norwegian Meatballs

These Norwegian meatballs come from a perfected family recipe. They are made with ground beef, ginger, and nutmeg then topped with a rich cream sauce.

• Preparation Time: 45 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 351 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 4 cups beef broth
• 1 large onion, grated
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 2 tablespoons minced onion
• 1 dash white pepper
• 1 dash cayenne pepper
• 3 pounds 85% lean ground beef
• 0.5 cup milk
• 0.5 cup heavy cream
• 1.5 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 0.75 cup plain bread crumbs

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 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.

Step 3

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

Step 4

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

Step 5

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.