Swedish Meatballs

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh oregano chopped or 1 teaspoon dry oregano
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups beef broth

  warmed up
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

• 1 In a small bowl combine panko bread crumbs and milk. Let sit for 10 minutes
  until breadcrumbs have soaked up the milk.
• 2 In a large skillet heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil with 1 tablespoon of butter.
• 3 Add the onions and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and
  oregano and sauté for another 1-2 minutes.
• 4 In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, sautéed onion, garlic and oregano.
• 5 Mix in the salt, pepper and egg. Combine until the eggs are mixed into the
  ground beef.
• 6 Add the breadcrumbs to meat mixture and combine well.
• 7 Use a tablespoon or scoop to make equal sized meatballs. This recipe makes
  approximately 20 meatballs.
• 8 Reheat the skillet used to sauté onions and garlic, adding a bit more olive oil
  and butter if needed.
• 9 On medium heat, brown the meat balls on all sides, carefully turning so they
  don't break apart.
• 10 Don't overcrowd the skillet with meatballs, work in batches.
• 11 Transfer the meatballs to a baking sheet and keep warm in the oven while you
  make the sauce.
• 12 Add 4 tablespoons of butter to the skillet. Once melted whisk in the flour and
  cook until golden brown.
• 13 Slowly stir in the heated beef broth and cook at a temperature that keeps the
  sauce at slow bubble.
• 14 Add in the cream, Worcestershire sauce and Dijon mustard and simmer until sauce
  thickens at bit.
• 15 Add the meatballs into sauce. Cover and simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes.
  Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 16 Serve over egg noodles, broad noodles or mashed potatoes.

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