Sunday, March 10, 2013

Lamb Swedish Meatballs



One of our favorite lambs recipes that is super easy, so delicious and easy to prepare!

Lamb Swedish Meatballs

2 slices white bread
1/4 c milk
3T butter
1/2 c onion chopped
1 t salt
1 1/2 lbs ground fresh lamb
2 egg yolks
1/2 t black pepper ground
1/4t allspice
fresh ground 1/4t nutmeg
1/4c all purpose flour
3 c lamb or beef stock
1/4 c heavy whipping cream

Preheat oven to 250F. Tear up bread by hand into small pieces and place in small bowl. Add in milk and set aside for 10 minutes. Meanwhile in a large skillet saute onion in butter with a pinch of salt but do not brown. Remove from heat and cool. In a standing mixer with paddle attachment mix together lamb, egg yolks, spices, and cooled onion mixture on medium for 5 minutes.

Shape meat into 1 oz balls. Brown meatballs in small skillet that you cooked onion in. Remove meatballs to baking tray and place in oven retaining juices that came out of browning meatballs. Add in flour to skillet and turn heat to low. When thick, add in stock and whisk until gravy consistency is achieved. whisk in cream. Remove meatballs from oven cover with gravy and either serve immediately or keep warm in crockpot.