Swedish Blueballs

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 lbs 15% ground beef
• 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs (i was out and had to use cracker crumbs for the test)
• 1 medium onion, chopped or grated
• 1 medium egg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (it's gotta be fresh grated)
• salt & fresh ground pepper
• cubes blue cheese, about 3/8 inch sq,one per meatball
• butter, and oil to brown
• 1 can low sodium beef broth
• 8 ounces sour cream
• 1 teaspoon parsley
• more fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 mix the ingredients down to the blue cheese in a bowl and chill a bit.
• 2 make balls of the mix about the size of an oversized golf ball, i got 13.
• 3 poke a hole and insert a chunk of blue in each ball.
• 4 mold tight we don't want leaks.
• 5 brown the balls in a bit of butter and oil over med high heat.
• 6 remove the balls to a plate and pour off most of the oil/ butter.
• 7 de glaze the pan with the beef broth.
• 8 whisk in the sour cream and parsley.
• 9 when the pan's bubbling and thickened slightly, return the balls.
• 10 grind in more black pepper to suit.
• 11 have this with noodles or smashed potatoes.