Swedish Meatballs

Ingredients

1 Tbsp Butter
1/2 Large Finely grated onion
1/4 cup Milk
3 Slices Bread, crusts removed, cubed
1 Egg
3/4 lb Ground Beef
1/2 lb Ground Pork
1 tsp Kosher Salt
1 tsp Black Pepper
1/2 tsp Ground Nutmeg
1/2 tsp Ground Cardamom
3 Tbsp Butter
3 Tbsp Flour
2 cups Beef Stock
1/4 cup Whole Milk Sour Cream

Directions

  1. Soak cubed bread in milk for 5-10 minutes. Shred.
  2. Saute grated onions in 1 Tbsp butter until softened. Cool onions.
  3. Stir onions into milk/bread mixture. Add spices. Add meat. Mix well.
  4. Form meatballs 1 1/4" to 1 1/2".
  5. Melt butter until foamy and brown meatballs in pan in batches until cooked through.
  6. Clean out pan.
  7. To make the sauce, heat 3 Tbsp butter in pan until bubbling, then slowly add 3 Tbsp flour, whisking the whole time.
  8. When roux has turned a light brown, slowly add in beef stock, whisking continuously.
  9. Add in sour cream. Taste for salt and/or pepper.
  10. Add in meatballs to heat through.

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