dana's famous swedish meatballs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, minced
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup italian seasoned bread crumbs
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 pound ground beef
• 1/2 pound ground lamb
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet over medium heat. stir in the onion, and cook until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. scrape into a bowl, and set aside until cool.
• stir the sour cream together with the bread crumbs in a small bowl. in a large bowl, lightly combine the onion, eggs, ground beef, ground lamb, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, salt, and pepper; stir in the sour cream-crumb mixture, and lightly but thoroughly mix until combined. form the meat mixture into small balls about the size of a walnut.
• melt another 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. add the meatballs, and cook until browned on all sides and no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes.