Recipe: MORMORS MEATBALLS

Title: MORMOR'S MEATBALLS
Categories: Appetizers, Beef, Ethnic, Pork
Yield: 36 servings

1/2 c Bread crumbs; dried
1/2 c Milk
1/2 lb Ground beef
1/2 lb Ground pork
Salt
1/2 ts Ground allspice
1/2 ts Ground ginger
1 sm Onion; chop fine
1 Egg; slightly beaten
6 tb Brown sugar
1/2 c Beef broth; concentrated
2 tb Butter; melted

Recipe by: Christmas Memories with Recipes (Beatrice Ojakangas)
In a bowl, mix the breadcrumbs and milk; let stand a few minutes until milk
absorbed. Add the beef, pork, 1 teaspoon salt, allspice, ginger, onion, an
egg and mix until blended. Shape mixture into balls about 1 inch in diamet
Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil in a large saucepan and add 2 teaspoons o
salt. Drop the meatballs into the water and simmer, covered, for 15 minute
Meantime, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a small saucepan, combine th
brown sugar, broth, and melted butter; stir and heat until the brown sugar
dissolved to form a glaze. Drain the meatballs and place in a single layer
a 13x9" baking dish. Spoon the glaze over the meatballs and bake, uncovere
for 30 minutes, turning the meatballs by shaking the pan after each 10 minu
of baking.