Name: slow cooker Swedish Meatballs
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs; 1 1/2 pound ground chuck; 2 eggs; 1 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon cardamom, optional; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 2 tablespoon flour; 1 cup milk or cream; 1/2 pound lean ground pork; 1 medium onion, chopped fine; 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg; 1 10 1/2 ounce beef consomme or broth; 2 tablespoon butter, melted; 1/4 teaspoon allspice

slow cooker Swedish Meatballs

Cooking MethodSlow Cooker

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs
1 1/2 pound ground chuck
2 eggs
1 3/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cardamom, optional
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk or cream
1/2 pound lean ground pork
1 medium onion, chopped fine
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 10 1/2 ounce beef consomme or broth
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon allspice

Instructions

Soak bread crumbs in milk for 5 minutes in a large mixing bowl. Add beef, pork, eggs, onion, 1 1/2 tsp. salt, allspice, nutmeg and cardamom. Mix well. Shape into 1 inch balls. Place on broiler pan and bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees. Put browned meatballs in slow cooker. Add 1/2 can beef consomme or broth, pepper and remaining salt. Cover and cook on low 4-6 hours (high 2-3 hours). To thicken gravy, turn slow cooker to high. Combine butter and flour to make a smooth paste. Add paste to remaining 1/2 can consomme and pour into slow cooker. Cook until thickened, about 45 minutes.