Then he caught sight of the meatballs. Presto, he turned the button, the engine started buzzing, and Karlsson glided from the bed straight past the plate. He snatched a meatball on his way, rose rapidly up to the ceiling, and circled round the light, contentedly munching the meatball.
Karlsson on the Roof, Astrid Lindgren
Meatballs ingredients:
– 600g minced beef
– 1 small onion, chopped
– 1 clove garlic, chopped
– 100g breadcrumbs
– 1 egg
– 5 tbsp milk
– salt, pepper to taste
– sunflower oil for frying
Method:
1 Combine all meatballs ingredients and form meatballs, put them in the fridge for 2 hours (so that they keep the form when being cooked 😉 ).
2 Preheat the oven to 180 C.
3 Preheat some sunflower oil on the skillet and fry meatballs until golden all sides, medium heat.
4 Transfer the meatballs into the baking form and bake them 30 min at 180 C.
5 Serve the meatballs with mashed potatoes, creamy white sauce, cranberry jam and chopped parsley !
Love... to cooking ! 