Dinner Trade » Pasta Recipes http://dinnertrade.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:59:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Recipe: Swedish Meatballs http://dinnertrade.com/604/recipe-swedish-meatballs http://dinnertrade.com/604/recipe-swedish-meatballs#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:38:53 +0000 admin http://dinnertrade.com/?p=604

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef chuck
  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 3 cups panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
  • 1 1/2 cups whole milk
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • Coarse salt and ground pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 cups canned reduced-sodium beef broth
  • grape or current jelly, cooked egg noodles, chopped parsley, for serving (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees. In a large bowl, combine beef, pork, panko, 1/2 cup milk, eggs, garlic, 1 tablespoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and allspice. Mix just until combined.
  2. Using a rounded 1-tablespoon measure for each, form mixture into meatballs (you should have about 48). Place meatballs onto two rimmed baking sheets; bake until golden brown and cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through.
  3. Meanwhile, make sauce: In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium-high. Add flour; cook, whisking, 1 minute (do not let darken). Gradually whisk in remaining cup milk and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until sauce has slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl.
  4. Using a slotted spoon, add meatballs to bowl with sauce; gently toss to combine. Serve as an appetizer, on toothpicks, with jelly on the side; or as a main, over noodles, garnished with parsley, with jelly on the side.

Quick Notes

Helpful Hint To Freeze: Divide meatballs and sauce among airtight containers; freeze up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in refrigerator (or place containers under cold running water to release frozen blocks). Reheat, thinning sauce with water if necessary.

Cooking time (duration): 40

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baked macaroni and cheeseIngredients

  • 4 cups milk
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 cups grated Cheddar or Parmesan and Cheddar mixture
  • 2/3 cup bread crumbs
  • 1 pound macaroni
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions

  1. Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling water with a few teaspoons of salt until al dente (firm but not hard.) Drain and run cold water over the top of the paste in the strainer, to stop it from cooking.
  2. Make béchamel sauce by gently heating milk with bay leaves and nutmeg in a small sauce pan. Do not let it boil.
  3. Melt the butter in a medium heavy-bottom saucepan. Add the flour and mix it in with a whisk. Cook for 2-3 minutes, but do not let the butter burn. Strain the hot milk into the flour and butter mixture all at once, and mix smoothly with the whisk. Bring the sauce to a boil, stirring constantly, and cook for 4 minutes more.
  4. Season with salt and pepper. Add 2.5 cups of cheese and stir over low heat until melted.
  5. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease a casserole dish and sprinkle bottom with half the bread crumbs.
  6. Combine pasta with sauce. Pour it into the casserole dish. Sprinkle the top with the remaining breadcrumbs and cheese. Bake in the center of the oven for 20 minutes until golden and bubbling.
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