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Swedish Meatballs

Recipe courtesy Scott Leibfried

Prep Time:
10 min
Inactive Prep Time:
0 min
Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Serves:
6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

For the Meatballs:
3 onions, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons olive oil
8 ounces ground beef
8 ounces ground chicken
1 cup unflavored bread crumbs
1/4 cup cream or milk
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the Sauce:
1/2 cup olive oil
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Swedish Meatballs

Recipe courtesy Scott Leibfried

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 anchovy fillet
1 teaspoon blue cheese
8 cups beef or chicken broth
1 cup sour cream
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

To make the meatballs:
Saute the onions with olive oil over medium heat until very soft and browned, about 20 to
25 minutes. Remove from the heat, finely chop and put in a mixing bowl to cool. When the
onions are cooled, add the ground beef and chicken and mix well. Add the bread crumbs, and
cream and continue to mix. Season with salt and pepper and form balls that are about 1 to
2 ounces. Put in the refrigerator and reserve for later.

To make the sauce: In a thick bottom pot, saute the meatballs with olive oil until
browned. The meatballs, don't need to be cooked through at this point, they should just be
well-browned on the outside. Repeat this process until they are all seared. Remove them
from the pot, and discard 1/2 of the fat from the pot. Turn the flame to a medium heat and
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Swedish Meatballs

Recipe courtesy Scott Leibfried

add 1/2 of the flour. Stir with a metal or wooden utensil for about 10 minutes, until the
flour and oil mixture begins to brown. Be careful not to let the mixture get too brown or
it will taste bitter. Add all other ingredients and mix well. One at a time add the
meatballs, and simmer in the sauce until they are cooked through. Season with salt and
pepper, to taste.
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