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Swedish Meatballs

Here's how you make Swedish Meatballs
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 40m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FOR MEATBALLS
  • 2 ounces sliced bread (2 slices bread cut up into cubes)
  • 1/4 cup whole milk
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 yellow onion (small onion, finely chopped)
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • Oil, for frying meatballs
  • FOR GRAVY
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth (or beef broth)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt, to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper, to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder (you could as a little more)
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • TO SERVE
  • Hot cooked noodles or mashed potatoes
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Add the bread to a large mixing bowl along with the milk and toss. Set aside to let the bread soak up the milk.

  • Step 2: Melt the butter in a skillet, then add the onions and a small amount of salt. Cook the onions until soft, about 3 minutes.

  • Step 3: In a bowl combine ground beef, ground pork, cooked onions, egg yolks, salt, pepper, nutmeg and allspice and the soaked bread. Mix the meat mixture well using your clean hands. Shape the meat into 1 inch meatballs.

  • Step 4: In a skillet heat some oil. Add the meatballs and fry until golden all around, about 7 minutes. Repeat with all meatballs.

  • TO MAKE THE GRAVY

  • Step 5: Melt the butter in a clean skillet. Add the flour to the pan and

  • Step 6: Whisk well. Add the broth and continue whisking. Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder As the flour cooks the gravy should thicken. Whisk in the sour cream. Bring the gravy to a boil then add the meatballs to it and cook for another 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally to ensure meatballs don't stick to bottom of pan.

  • Step 7: Garnish with parsley. Serve warm over mashed potatoes or noodles.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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