Norwegian Meatballs in Brown Gravy

Another recipe I tried in Cuisine At Home Magazine and it was a real hit in my family...Easy and a great comfort food.

• Ready In: 24 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• For the Meatballs

• Whisk Together

• 3⁄4 cup onion, grated
• 1⁄4 cup half-and-half
• 2  tablespoons cornstarch
• 1  egg
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper

• Add and Shape

• Heat

• 1  lb  meatloaf mix (or equal parts of gound beef, pork, and veal)
• 2  tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1  tablespoon olive oil

• Prepare Brown Gravy

• 4  cups beef broth, divided
• 1  tablespoon  beef base
• 3  tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon Kitchen Bouquet
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees; line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Whisk onion, half and half, cornstarch, egg, salt, and spices together in large bowl.
3. Add ground meats, blend to incorporatae, then scoop into thirty 1 1/2" meatballs, and place on the prepared baking sheet.
4. Heat butter and oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat.
5. Roll meatballs between your palms, then brown in the butter mixture (in batches), about 2 minutes per side; do not cook through. Carefully transfer meatballs to a dutch oven, pour off fat from skillet, and return it to the burner over medium heat.
6. Prepare brown gravy:.
7. Deglaze the skillet the meatballs were sauteed in with 3 1/2 cups broth, scraping brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Stir in beef base and bring to a boil over medium heat.
8. Meanwhile, shisk flour and kitchen bouquet ina cut with the remaining 1/2 cup broth. Add this mixture to the simmering broth, stirring constantly.
9. Cook 5 minutes, skimming if necessary, then season with salt and pepper. Pour gravy over meatballs, cover pot, and braise 35-40 minutes in oven, or until meatballs are cooked through. Serve over mashed potoes or buttered noodles.