Swedish Meatballs

Ingredients

• •1 cup fresh breadcrumbs
• •2⅓ cups beef stock
• •4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• •1 cup minced onion
• •2 slices bacon
• •1 pound ground beef
• •¾ pound ground pork
• •3 large eggs
• •1 tablespoon kosher salt
• •1½ teaspoons black pepper
• •1½ teaspoons sugar
• •1 teaspoon ground allspice
• •½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• •2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• •2 tablespoons sour cream
• •whisked

Cooking Instructions

1. 1.

   Mix breadcrumbs and 1/3 cup stock in a small bowl. Set aside. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer onion to a large bowl.

   10 min

2. 2.

   Wipe out pan and return to medium heat. Add bacon and cook until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to bowl with onion. (Reserve bacon fat.) Add next 8 ingredients to bowl with onion mixture, mixing with your hands to blend. Fold in breadcrumb mixture. Using a 1 tablespoon measure, roll meat mixture into balls; transfer to a rimmed baking sheet.

   15 min

3. 3.

   Melt 1 tablespoon butter with reserved bacon fat in a large heavy pot over medium-low heat. Working in 3 batches and adding 1 tablespoon butter between batches, brown meatballs on all sides, about 6-8 minutes per batch. Transfer meatballs to a plate. Drain all but 2 tablespoons drippings from pot. Whisk in flour until smooth paste forms. Stir in 2 cups stock; bring to a simmer, whisking often. Return meatballs to pot. Cover; simmer until meatballs are cooked, 5-6 minutes. Remove from heat, whisk in sour cream, and stir to coat meatballs.

   30 min