Swedish Meatballs

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup plain dry bread crumbs
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped or grated
• 1 large egg
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 lb ground pork
• 1 tsp table salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp ground allspice
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 3 Tbsp butter
• 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup full-fat sour cream

Before you start

• Line a sheet pan with parchment for the shaped meatballs.

Directions

1. Soak 5 min: plain dry bread crumbs, milk.
2. Mix gently: step 1, onion, egg, ground beef, ground pork, table salt, black pepper, ground nutmeg, ground allspice.
3. Shape into 1 1/4-in balls: step 2.
4. Brown in batches 8 to 10 min, set aside: step 3, butter.
5. Cook in the pan drippings 2 min: butter, all-purpose flour.
6. Whisk in, simmer until thick: step 5, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce.
7. Stir in off heat: step 6, full-fat sour cream.
8. Return meatballs, simmer low 5 to 10 min until 160°F inside: step 4, step 7.