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Re: Grandmother Pearl's Swedish Meatballs. - Harborwitch - 11-11-2007 Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner, but we've been out and watching a dog show on Animal Planet. The 4 tsp of dill is right - but if you aren't crazy about dill you can use less. Our whole family (other than #2 daughter, Jennifer) loves dill so sometimes I'll even use more. Re: Grandmother Pearl's Swedish Meatballs. - MUSICMAKER - 11-11-2007 No problem, Sharon. Thanks for the clarification. We like dill, too, but just wanted to make sure this wasn't a typo! We are definitely having this for dinner tomorrow so will let you know the "verdict"!!! I'm sure it is going to be a hit, especially with #2...he just LOVES meat and gravy dishes!!! He'll probably want his usual veggie, green beans, with this!!! Thanks, again!!! Re: Grandmother Pearl's Swedish Meatballs. - labradors - 11-11-2007 Quote: Ouch! Hadn't paid THAT close attention yet, since I'm not quite ready to make these. Just how important IS the dill? That's one of the only herbs I don't like very much. If the rest of the ingredients blend with it well enough, I may be able to use less, as you mentioned. Otherwise, how do you think tarragon would work as a substitute, perhaps? Re: Grandmother Pearl's Swedish Meatballs. - cjs - 11-11-2007 coriander goes will with cardamom, Lab. Dill is not my favorite either, so I'd probably use a lot less or go with a ittle coriander. Re: Grandmother Pearl's Swedish Meatballs. - labradors - 11-11-2007 Love coriander. Certainly worth a try. Was just thinking, perhaps the "bitterness" of tarragon could be similar to that of dill, but would be something I like. Re: Grandmother Pearl's Swedish Meatballs. - Harborwitch - 11-11-2007 Laura, what did you think??? I think the dill and the cardamom work so well together that you don't notice the dill so much. You could reduce the dill. Thinking of eating them Bob and I are thinking maybe lots of FRESH chopped parsely could work. And . . thinking of my Grandmother - she would more than likely have used the curly parsley because that was all there was. Tarragon - I don't think so. Diffrent flavor profile. Re: Grandmother Pearl's Swedish Meatballs. - luvnit - 11-12-2007 I just love dill and yes, the dill and cardamom work well together. I think if you don't personally care for dill, cut it down (maybe even in half), but I am not sure that tarragon would work here. Just doesn't seem like that would work. Parsley... yes, that would work. I added a little lemon juice to play up the dill even more. Wonderful recipe. Better than the C@H meatballs that I made a while back. Re: Grandmother Pearl's Swedish Meatballs. - Harborwitch - 11-12-2007 The lemon juice is a good idea, that would work especially well with ground chicken too. The family joke is that my mother couldn't cook if she didn't have dill, personally I thought it was Hidden Ranch Dressing for a loooooooong time (it was on everything but the cream of wheat!). I'm glad you liked them Laura! When I'm feeling too tired to actually make the meatballs I just cook the meat, onions, etc. (leaving out the bread crumbs and cream) and make like a Swedish "hamburger gravy". Feeds the craving without having to make the meatballs. Re: Grandmother Pearl's Swedish Meatballs. - MUSICMAKER - 11-12-2007 Sharon, we had these for dinner yesterday and I had some for lunch today. A great dish!!! Lost count of how many meatballs #2 consumed after 7 -- he probably had close to a dozen! He's a growing boy, don't cha know (6'4", 180#). Same with the egg noodles, which is what I made, along with green beans. The amount of dill I was concerned about wasn't bad. I started out with half but ended up using what the recipe called for. This is definitely a dish we will have again! Thanks for sharing!!! Re: Grandmother Pearl's Swedish Meatballs. - SDRecipeGirl - 11-15-2007 Wow, do these look absolutely scrumptious!! My Dad's side of the family is 100% Swedish. We had these growing up when we were at Grandma's house. Sadly, I never got her recipe. I'm definitely printing this one out to try (when I have a weak moment in my diet!) Thanks for sharing (good memories). |