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Ikea Swedish Meatballs with Gravy
Makes approx 50 meatballs!
Ingredients
2
garlic cloves
minced
1
tablespoon
unsalted butter
1/2
cup
low fat milk
4
slices
bread
cubed
1
egg
beaten
1
lb
ground pork
3/4
lb
ground beef
80/20
1
tablespoon
Worcestershire
1/2
tsp
allspice
grated fresh nutmeg
about 4 swipes or 1/8 teaspoon
white pepper
to taste
salt
to taste
dried parsley as garnish
optional
Gravy:
4
tablespoons
unsalted butter
4
tablespoons
flour
2 1/2
cups
beef broth
1
tablespoon
Worcestershire
1/2
cup
sour cream
1/8
teaspoon
allspice
salt/cracked black pepper
to taste
Instructions
Saute onion in the butter over medium heat until softened, about 5 minutes.
Add garlic and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
Turn heat down to medium low and whisk in milk, Worcestershire, allspice, nutmeg, salt and white pepper and bring to a simmer then remove from heat.
Place bread cubes in a bowl and pour onion mixture over top. Mix well and let cool.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Mix cooled bread-onion mix into beaten egg, ground pork, and ground beef.
Shape into 1 inch meatballs and place on two greased baking sheets, 5 across and 6 rows total.
Bake for 20 minutes, or until cooked through.
Serve topped with gravy, garnished with parsley and with a side of Lingonberry preserves (found at Ikea) and mashed potatoes.
Gravy :
In a large skillet, melt butter on medium heat.
Whisk in the flour slowly and cook until smooth and slightly darkened.
Add the beef broth, allspice, salt, pepper, and
Worcestershire sauce and bring to a simmer.
Reduce the heat to medium low and stir until gravy thickens.
Stir in sour cream, mix well, and serve warm on top of meatballs.