Luchow's Swedish Meatballs

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb beef
• 1 lb lamb loin
• 1 lb veal
• 2 tablespoons chopped shallots
• 2 garlic cloves, mashed
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
• 1 cup cream, whipped
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup sugar
• salt
• pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 4 tablespoons butter
• cream

Recipe

• 1 grind together beef, lamb, and veal very fine, twice.
• 2 mix meat with shallots, garlic, dill, whipped cream, eggs, and sugar.
• 3 add salt and pepper to taste, cayenne, and worcestershire.
• 4 stir and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon until well blended and smooth.
• 5 if necessary, add a little more cream.
• 6 make into small, neat balls about 1 inch in diameter.
• 7 saute in butter very slowly over medium heat.
• 8 do not disturb them.
• 9 when half cooked, about 20 minutes, set pan in moderate oven (350f).
• 10 after another 20 to 25 minutes, add cream to make a thin gravy.