Swedish Meatballs & Gravy

Submitted by Jenn721

"These are delicious Meatballs!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Yields: 35 meatballs
• Serves: 3-4

ingredients

• 250 g minced beef
• 250 g ground pork
• 1 egg
• 200 -300 ml cream, and water (or milk and water)
• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons finely-chopped onions
• 50 ml unsweetened fine dutch rusk crumbs
• 2 cold boiled potatoes
• 4 -5 4 -5 tablespoons margarine or 4 -5 tablespoons oil
• salt and pepper

• Gravy

• 100 ml cream
• 200 ml beef stock
• chinese soya sauce
• 1 tablespoon white flour
• salt
• white pepper

directions

1. instructions:

2. heat the onion till golden in a couple of tablespoons of lightly browned butter.
3. mash the potatoes and moisten the rusk flour in a little water.
4. mix all the ingredients until there is consistency and flavour generously with salt, white pepper and (optional) a little finely crushed allspice.
5. use a pair of spoons to shape the mixture into relatively large, round balls and transfer to a floured chopping board.
6. fry them slowly in plenty of butter.

7. how to make the cream sauce:

8. swirl the boiling water or beef stock in a pan.
9. add cream and thicken with white flour if preferred.
10. season well with salt and pepper.
11. serve the meatballs with the sauce and freshly boiled potatoes.