Swedish Meatballs

Swedish Meatballs

There are several excellent versions of Swedish Meatballs that are all easy to prepare. This is a satisfying version that was passed down to me several years ago. Enjoy over pasta, mashed potatoes, or rice.

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Ingredients

Meatballs

• 1 lb ground beef

• 1 lb ground pork

• ¼ cup flat leaf parsley, minced

• ½ tsp ground allspice

• ½ tsp ground nutmeg

• ¾ cup yellow onion, grated

• 2 tsp salt

• ½ tsp pepper, freshly ground

• 4 cloves garlic, minced

• ¾ cup panko

• 2 eggs

• 2 tbsp olive oil

Sauce

• ½ cup butter

• ½ cup flour*

• 4 cups beef broth

• 1 tsp salt

• ¼ tsp pepper

• 1 tbsp lemon juice

• ¼ tsp ground allspice

• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg

• 1 cup heavy cream

Instructions

In a large bowl, mix the beef, pork, parsley, allspice, nutmeg, grated onion, salt, pepper, garlic, panko, and eggs until combined.

Using a tablespoon or cookie scoop, measure out the meat mixture into roughly 35 (1.5 inch) balls.

In a large pan, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat. Add ½ of the meatballs and cook until browned on all sides. This takes about 5 minutes. Set it aside.

When all the meatballs are browned, pour off any excess grease in the pan, into a heatproof vessel.

Lower the heat to medium and add the butter to the pan. When the butter begins to bubble, sprinkle in the flour, and cook for 1 minute. Add the beef broth to the pan a little at a time.

Whisk the gravy until the broth is all incorporated. Add salt, pepper, lemon juice, allspice, and nutmeg.

Whisk a few more times. Slowly add the cream.

Once the gravy begins to simmer, add the meatballs back into the pan.

Simmer until the gravy has thickened up a bit and the meatballs are cooked all the way through, about 8-10 minutes.