finnish meatballs (lihapyorykoita)

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 cup plain bread crumbs
• 1 yellow onion, minced
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup whipping cream

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• mix the ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, egg, cream, salt, and allspice in a bowl with your hands until evenly mixed. roll the mixture into golf ball-sized spheres.
• melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. cook about half the meatballs in the melted butter until evenly browned on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes; remove to a plate and repeat with the remaining meatballs, keeping the liquid in the skillet when finished.
• sift the flour into the skillet drippings; cook the flour in the skillet drippings until brown, 2 to 3 minutes. slowly stream the milk into the skillet while whisking vigorously; pour the cream into the mixture and stir until smooth. if you aren't good at making gravy and end up with some lumps you can pour the gravy through a strainer. return all the meatballs to the skillet; stir to coat with the gravy. bring the mixture to a simmer and cook until the meatballs are cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.