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Mimi’s World Famous Norwegian Meatballs 

Meatballs: 
Combine 1/2 cup Coffee 
with 1 cup of Half & half in which you 
Soak 3 cups of soft bread crumbs 

Grind together (or mix thoroughly) 
1 1/2 lbs Lean Ground beef 
1 lb Ground Turkey 
1/2 lb Ground pork 

Brown 1 cup finely chopped onion 
in 2 Tb Butter 

Mush it all together with: 
2 eggs 
1/2 cup finely chopped parsley 
2 tsp nutmeg 
1 Tb Salt 
1/8 tsp white pepper 

Beat at medium speed until fluffy (maybe 10 minutes) 

Roll into 1 inch balls. 

Brown in butter, shaking pan to keep them from flattening. 
Remove from pan an set aside. 

Gravy: 
Into browning pan mix 4 Tbs flour to make roux. 
add 1 cup rich beef stock (or undiluted beef broth) 
1 cup coffee 
and 1 tsp nutmeg 

Heat & stir until thickened. 

Combine Meatballs and gravy in Crock Pot. 
Cook on low about six hours (High 3 1/2 hours). 

From: Mimi Bennett-Aronson 
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 
Subject: Re: Meatballs