Swedish Meatballs - Updated Tradition
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Serves: 8-10
 
This is a great update to my family's traditional meatball recipe. This version made about 80 meatballs and can easily be cut in half. Serve over mashed potatoes or egg noodles.
Ingredients
  • 3 lbs ground beef
  • 1 lb ground hot sausage
  • 1 c. Panko Bread Crumbs
  • 3 eggs - beaten
  • 1 onion - diced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Gravy
  • 1 stick butter (1/2 c)
  • ⅔ c flour
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 beef bouillon cube
  • ½ c sour cream
  • Parsley
  • Salt and Pepper
Instructions
  1. Saute onions in fry pan with olive oil until brown -set aside to cool.
  2. Mix ground beef, ground sausage, eggs, bread crumbs
  3. Add caramelized onions - mix all together (I used my hands, agh!)
  4. Form 1-2" balls from meat. Place on a cookie sheet.
  5. In the same pan as the onions - fry the meatballs so they are brown on all sides. I shook the pan frequently to avoid on side getting flat (3-5 min).
  6. Place meatballs in a dutch oven - set aside.
  7. Gravy
  8. In the same pan used with meatballs, melt butter. Whisk in flour and cook until lightly brown (1-2 min). Whisk in chicken broth and beef bouillon cube. Continue whisking until thickened (5-8 min). Stir in sour cream. Sauce should be thick and creamy. Add salt and pepper to taste,
  9. Pour over meatballs and place in preheated oven. Cook approx 40-50 minutes until cooked through.
  10. Top with fresh parsley. (I also added grated Asiago cheese).
  11. Serve immediately.
Recipe by Basil and Vine at http://www.basilandvine.com/2015/12/27/swedish-meatballs-updated-tradition/