Bjarne's Norwegian Meatballs

Name: Bjarne's Norwegian Meatballs
Total time: 90
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 0.75 cup plain bread crumbs; 0.5 cup milk; 2 eggs; 1 large onion, grated; 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger; 1 tablespoon salt; 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 1.5 teaspoons ground black pepper; 3 pounds 85% lean ground beef; 3 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons minced onion; 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 4 cups beef broth; 0.5 cup heavy cream; 1 dash cayenne pepper; 1 dash white pepper

Recipe by Debbie22 from allrecipes.com

Dinner 2 Hr. 30 Mins.

Ingredients

12 servings

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0.75 cup plain bread crumbs
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0.5 cup milk
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2 eggs
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1 large onion, grated
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1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
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1 tablespoon salt
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2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
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2 teaspoons minced garlic
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1.5 teaspoons ground black pepper

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3 pounds 85% lean ground beef
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3 tablespoons butter
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2 tablespoons minced onion
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5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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4 cups beef broth
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0.5 cup heavy cream
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1 dash cayenne pepper
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1 dash white pepper

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a jelly roll pan.
Combine bread crumbs, milk, eggs, onion, ginger, salt, nutmeg, garlic, and black pepper in a mixing bowl. Let stand until bread crumbs absorb milk, about 5 minutes. Stir until just mixed and add ground beef. Mix until well blended. Shape mixture into 1-inch meatballs and place on the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 18 minutes. Set meatballs aside.
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté onion until tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in flour and cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Slowly add broth; cook and stir gravy until smooth and thickened, 5 to 10 minutes. Blend in cream, cayenne pepper, and black pepper.
Gently stir cooked meatballs into gravy and heat through, but do not boil, about 5 minutes more.