Swedish Meatballs

Ever since we got married, my husband has been talking about how his old roommate's cousin (who was from Sweden) used to go to their apartment sometimes and make them Swedish Meatballs. They would all pitch in to buy the ingredients and she would make dinner. Rather than eating their meatballs over rice, they would eat them with fried potatoes, and she would also make some kind of Swedish cake as well. I was hoping to somehow replicate the experience so I asked him to get the recipe from his friend. Well, it turns out that his friend didn't have the original recipe, but he did give us this one, which we really liked. But my husband has promised to find that cousin over facebook and ask for the recipe so that we can have the real thing sometime.

Meatballs:

1/2 cup bread crumbs

1/4 cup milk

1 Tbsp butter

1 medium onion, finely chopped

Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

3/4 lb ground beef

3/4 lb ground pork (not sausage)

2 egg yolks

1/2 tsp ground allspice

1/4 tsp nutmeg

2 Tbsp butter

Gravy:

1/4 cup flour

3 cups beef broth

1/4 cup evaporated milk

Preheat oven to 200°. Also, melt 1 Tbsp butter in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and season with salt and pepper. Cook 3-4 minutes or until the onions are translucent and soft. Combine bread crumbs, milk, ground beef, ground pork, egg yolks, 1 tsp salt, pepper, allspice, nutmeg, and onions. Then, shape the mixture into meatballs that are approximately one oz, or about 1 1/2" in diameter.

Melt the remaining butter in a frying pan and saute the meatballs until they are golden brown, about 7-10 minutes. Reserve leftover butter and place meatballs on a baking sheet and bake, approximately 20 minutes or until they are completely cooked. 

Meanwhile, prepare gravy by adding flour to the pan. Whisk until it is lightly browned. Then add beef broth gradually, stirring constantly, and allow sauce to thicken. Add milk and stir until the gravy reaches the desired consistency.