swedish meatballs (svenska kottbullar)

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 slices day-old white bread, crumbled
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 small onion, minced
• 2/3 pound ground beef
• 1/3 pound finely ground lamb
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar (optional)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger (optional)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, or as needed
• 2 cups beef broth, or as needed
• 1/2 (8 ounce) container sour cream

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• place the bread crumbs into a small bowl, and mix in the cream. allow to stand until crumbs absorb the cream, about 10 minutes. while the bread is soaking, melt 1 teaspoon of butter in a skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the onion until it turns light brown, about 10 minutes. place onion into a mixing bowl; mix with the ground beef, ground lamb, egg, brown sugar, salt, black pepper, nutmeg, allspice, and ginger. lightly mix in the bread crumbs and cream.
• melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. pinch off about 1 1/2 tablespoon of the meat mixture per meatball, and form into balls. place the meatballs into the skillet, and cook just until the outsides are brown, about 5 minutes, turning the meatballs often. insides of the meatballs will still be pink. place browned meatballs into a baking dish, pour in chicken broth, and cover with foil.
• bake in the preheated oven until the meatballs are tender, about 40 minutes. remove meatballs to a serving dish.
• to make brown gravy, pour pan drippings into a saucepan over medium heat. whisk the flour into the pan drippings until smooth, and gradually whisk in enough beef broth to total about 2 1/2 cups of liquid. bring the gravy to a simmer, whisking constantly until thick, about 5 minutes. just before serving, whisk in the sour cream. season to taste with salt and black pepper. serve the gravy with the meatballs.