Recipes
Swedish Meatballs
March - 27 - 2016
4
Preparation: 20
Cooking: 30
How to prepare a delicious Swedish Meatballs
4
Preparation: 20
Cooking: 30
Ingredients
500g ground beef ¼ cup bread crumbs ¼ cup milk ½ cup chopped onion 1 clove garlic minced 1 tbsp. fresh oregano chopped or 1 tsp. dry oregano 1 egg 1 tbsp. olive oil 5 tbsp. butter 3 tbsp. flour 2 cups beef broth (warmed up) 1 cup heavy cream ½ tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp. Dijon mustard salt and pepper to taste
Method
- In small bowl combine bread crumbs and milk. Let sit for 10 minutes until bread crumbs have soaked up milk.
- In large skillet heat 1 tbsp. olive oil with 1 tbsp. butter on medium heat.
- Add onions and sauté until translucent -5 minutes- add garlic and oregano to sauté for another 1-2 minutes.
- In large bowl, combine ground beef sautéed onion, garlic and oregano.
- Mix in salt, pepper and egg, combine until egg is mixed in.
- Add bread crumbs to meat mixture and combine well.
- Use a tablespoon or scoop to make equal sized meatballs. Recipe makes approximately 20.
- Reheat skillet used to sauté onions and garlic, adding a bit more olive oil and butter if needed.
- On medium heat, brown meat balls on all sides, carefully turning so they don't break apart.
- Don't overcrowd skillet with meatballs, work in batches.
- Transfer meatballs to baking sheet and keep warm in oven while making sauce.
- Add 4 tbsp. butter to skillet, when melted whisk in flour, cook until golden brown.
- Slowly stir in heated beef broth, cook at temperature that keeps sauce at slow bubble.
- Add in cream, Worcestershire sauce and Dijon mustard, simmer until sauce thickens at bit.
- Add meatballs into sauce, cover and simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes.
- Serve with noodles or mashed potatoes.