norwegian meal balls (karbonader)
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My mother used to make this. It was a family favorite. Serve the meatballs with broth over egg noodles.
yield
4 -5 servings
prep time
30 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For norwegian meal balls (karbonader)
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1/4 cfine, dry bread crumbs
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1 cmilk
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1 lbground beef
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1egg, beaten
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3 Tbspgrated onion
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1 tspsalt
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1/2 tspmsg (monosodium glutamate)
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1/4 tspnutmeg
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1/8 tsppepper
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1/2 canbeef broth
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1 lgonion
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7 Tbspbutter
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1 Tbspsugar
How To Make norwegian meal balls (karbonader)
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1Put bread crumbs in large bowl. Pour milk over bread crumbs. Stir until blended.
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2Add beef, egg, grated onion, salt, msg, nutmeg and pepper to bread crumb mixture. Mix lightly until thoroughly blended. Shape into small patties 2 1/2 inch diameter and 1/4 inch thick.
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3Heat 3 tbsp butter in large skillet with lid. Add patties to skillet, cook over medium heat until well browned. Turn and brown second side. Cover and set aside to keep warm.
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4Clean and slice onion thinly. Heat 2 tbsp butter in small skillet. Add onion and cook over medium head until lightly browned. Remove onion and set aside. Drain fat from skillet. Add 1 tbsp sugar. Stirring constantly with back of wooden spoon, head until sugar is melted. Add meat broth gradually, then 2 tbsp butter. Stir until blended.
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5Pour broth over meatballs. Cover meat with onion slices. Cover skillet and simmer 10 minutes. Serve over egg noodles.
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