Swedish Meatballs (authentic) With Two Gravies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 3/4 lb ground lamb
• 1 1/4 cups fine breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon minced parsley
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons fresh dill (or 1 tsp dried)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 dash nutmeg
• 1 dash ginger

Recipe

• 1 combine bread crumbs in milk. saute onion in butter in a pan. add all ingredients in your stand mixer bowl. using the paddle attacment, mix all ingredients well (can be done by hand, but its easier to do in a stand mixer. form into walnut size balls. brown on a rack over a cookie sheet in a 350 degree oven for 45 to 55 minutes.
• 2 can be made and cooked for 30 minutes and then cooled and frozen for oamc at this point. let thaw and bake and additional 30 minutes before serving.
• 3 serve over egg noodles with one of these gravies or your favorite. bon appetit!
• 4 gravy #1:.
• 5 1/4 cup of corn starch, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, 1/4 cup pan drippings, 2 cups boiling water, 3/4 cup sour cream.
• 6 stir cornstarch, paprika, salt and pepper into pan drippings. add boiling water and stir to a smooth consistency. add sour cream. blend well and pour over meatballs.
• 7 gravy #2:.
• 8 2 cups sour cream, 2 cups unsalted or low salt beef broth, 1/2 cup flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon paprika.
• 9 stir ingredients together until smooth and pour over hot meatballs.