Recently my beloved and I were hanging out at home and he said, "You know what I want for dinner? Swedish meatballs with noodles." I had never made them, though I quite like them, so we decided to try this recipe together (we have SO much fun cooking together!) and it was SO good!!!! We both agreed that it tasted like something that had been cooked for hours to develop wonderful flavors, even though it only took less than an hour to make it. Most of the ingredients were things that I generally keep in the fridge/cupboards, which makes me like the recipe even more. We served it over egg noodles and were both nearly in a food coma after dinner, but it was so very worth it!
As a note before you begin, I know this is a long list of ingredients, but I highly recommend measuring everything out before you begin preparing this dish. For example, I measured the parsley, allspice, nutmeg, garlic powder, salt, and pepper, all into one tiny bowl and mixed them together. It made things MUCH easier for me to have everything measured and ready to go so I could just dump it in when needed. Enjoy!!
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs. lean ground beef
1/4 c. panko bread crumbs
1 Tbsp. chopped parsley
1/4 tsp. ground allspice
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 c. onion, minced
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. salt
1 egg
1 Tbsp. olive oil
5 Tbsp. butter, divided
3 Tbsp. flour
2 c. beef broth
1 c. heavy cream
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. dijon mustard
Salt and pepper to taste
In a medium-sized bowl combine ground beef, egg, bread crumbs, parsley, allspice, nutmeg, onion, garlic powder, pepper, and salt. Mix until combined, but do not over-mix. Over-mixing will cause the meatballs to be more tough than you might like. Roll this mixture into small meatballs.
In a large skillet heat olive oil and 1 Tablespoon of butter.
Add meatballs and cook, turning continuously, until browned all over and cooked throughout.
Transfer to a plate or bowl and cover with aluminum foil.
Add 4 Tablespoons butter and flour to skillet and whisk until it is nicely browned.
Slowly stir in beef broth and heavy cream.
Add Worcestershire sauce and dijon mustard. Bring to a simmer until sauce starts to thicken.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Add meatballs back to sauce and simmer for another 3-5 minutes. Serve over egg noodles or rice.
