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Swedish Meatballs


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Ingredients

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For the meatballs:

  • 1 1/2lbs ground beef (I use the 93% lean)
  • 1/4c fresh breadcrumbs (not the dry ones from a canister)
  • 1/4c milk
  • 1/2 onion, diced finely
  • 1 Tbsp butter or olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1tsp salt
  • 1/2tsp pepper
  • 1/2tsp allspice
  • 1 egg

For the sauce:

  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 1/2 onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/4c flour
  • 3c beef broth
  • 1/2c whole milk or half-and-half
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Make meatballs by adding ground beef, breadcrumbs, and milk to a large mixing bowl. In a large pan, saute onion in the 1 Tbsp olive oil or butter until translucent. Add garlic and cook 1 minute more. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and allspice. Add to ground beef mixture. Add egg and use your hands to combine all meatball ingredients until well combined. Form into 1 1/2″ meatballs.
  2. Cook meatballs in 1 Tbsp butter in the same pan you used to saute the onion. Cook meatballs in batches until well browned and cooked through, about 5-7 minutes each batch. Remove meatballs from pan.
  3. Melt the 2 Tbsp butter in the same large pan and cook onion and garlic in butter till tender. Sprinkle with flour. Stir and cook 1-2 minutes over medium heat. Add beef broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until thickened. Stir in milk or half-and-half and return meatballs to pan.
  4. Heat through and serve with mashed potatoes or egg noodles. Top with additional sprinkle of allspice if desired.