Norwegian Meatballs In Brown Gravy

Total Time: 24 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 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
• 1 lb meatloaf mix (or equal parts of gound beef, lamb, and veal)
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 cups beef broth, divided
• 1 tablespoon beef base
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon kitchen bouquet
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 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.