Swedish Meatballs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. lean beef
1/4 lb. salt pork
5 slices whole wheat bread
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 tsp. sugar
3/4 tsp. allspice
3/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
2 Tbsp. shortening
1 1/2 c. beef broth
1/2 c. heavy cream

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 325\u00b0.
Grind the beef, salt pork, and bread together twice using a meat grinder or food processor. Combine with the egg, sugar, allspice, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Shape into 1 inch balls.
Melt the shortening in a skillet and brown the meatballs.
Transfer to a shallow casserole, pour on the beef broth, cover with foil, and bake for 45 minutes.
Add the cream and cook without a cover for 15 minutes more.