Swedish Meatballs

Instructions

Meatballs

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• In a small bowl combine panko bread crumbs and milk. Let sit for 10 minutes until breadcrumbs have soaked up the milk.
• In a large skillet heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil with 1 tablespoon of butter.
• Add the onions and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic and oregano and sauté for another 1-2 minutes.
• Pour the onion and garlic mixture into the bowl with the panko
• Add the ground beef to the bowl
• Mix in the salt, pepper and egg. Combine until the eggs are mixed into the ground beef.
• Add the breadcrumbs to meat mixture and combine well.
• Form into meatballs and put on a baking sheet
• Bake for 15-25 minutes or until meatballs are browned and have an internal temperature of 160 degrees
• Remove from oven and set aside

Sauce

• Add 4 tablespoons of butter to the skillet. Once melted whisk in the flour and cook until golden brown.
• Slowly stir in the heated beef broth and cook at a temperature that keeps the sauce at slow bubble.
• Add in the cream, Worcestershire sauce and Dijon mustard and simmer until sauce thickens at bit.
• Taste the sauce adding additional Worcestershire and Dijon to taste. Don't be afraid to add more Worcestershire! It enhances the flavor of the sauce
• Add the cooked meatballs into the sauce and gently stir to coat

Pasta

• Boil water in a pot
• Add in the egg noodles and cook until al dente
• Drain and set aside

Combining Everything

• Put some egg noodles on a plate
• Using a soup ladle, ladle up some of the sauce and pour over the noodles
• Add some meatballs on top
• Enjoy!