swedish-ish meatballs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• meatballs:
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1/2 pound ground lamb
• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 1/4 cup italian bread crumbs
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 pinches ground cinnamon
• 2 pinches ground nutmeg
• 2 pinches dried parsley
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• gravy:
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 (4.5 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 10 mins

Ready Time: 4 hrs 25 mins


• mix ground beef, ground lamb, onion, bread crumbs, egg, worcestershire sauce, cinnamon, nutmeg, parsley, salt, and pepper in a large bowl until evenly mixed; shape into 12 2-inch balls.
• heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. cook meatballs in hot oil until browned on all sides and somewhat firm, 5 to 7 minutes. remove browned meatballs with a slotted spoon to a slow cooker.
• stir cornstarch into drippings remaining in the skillet; add beef broth. bring the broth mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until thickened, about 2 minutes. stir sour cream into the broth mixture until smooth. add mushrooms and stir. season the sauce with salt and pepper; pour over meatballs in the slow cooker.
• cook in slow cooker on high for 4 hours.