A Note Before You Start
Mrs. Edgerton makes this recipe as an entree for her son in law, Gordon (who can't get enough of it) , and serves it over noodles. I thought it would make a wonderful addition to my 'tapas style' Super Bowl Sunday menu. Naturally the number of meatballs the recipe yields depends upon the size of your meatballs. *Mrs. Edgerton recommends asking the butcher to grind the ground beef and pork together twice.
Ingredients
1 lb of ground beef* (see the note before you start above)
1/2 lb of ground pork*
1/4 cup minced onion
3/4 cup bread crumbs
2 large eggs beaten
2 tsp salt - divided
1 tsp of pepper - divided
1/8 tsp of nutmeg
2 TBSP of olive oil - divided
5-6 TBSP of butter - divided
3 TBSP all purpose flour
2 cups of beef stock
1/2 cup light cream
Preparation
Step 1: Add 1 tsp of both olive oil and butter to a skillet and heat on medium high heat. Add the minced onion and saute until golden. Remove from the heat and let cool.
Step 2: In a large bowl add the ground beef and pork mixture, breadcrumbs, eggs, 1 tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp pepper and sauteed onions. Add a few drops of water to keep the mixture moist.
Step 3: Gently form into balls of your desired size. In my case, I want them to bite size, so about 2 tsp of meatball mixture per ball.
Step 4: In the skillet you sauted the onions in, add 1 TBSP each of butter and olive oil on medium heat, and gently sautee the meatballs, adding more olive oil and butter as needed, and remove to a plate once browned.
For the Sauce:
Add the remaining butter to the skillet and when melted, add the flour and incorporate it into the melted butter, stirring all the time to make sure the mixture (called a roux in culinary terms) is smooth. Slowly add the beef stock in batches, stirring as it thickens. Slowly add the cream and the remaining seasonings (remaining salt, pepper & nutmeg). Bring it to a boil, and add the meatballs. Turn the heat down to low and simmer covered for 40 minutes.
Wow!! I made the meatballs for dinner tonight and served them over egg noodles. I used ground turkey instead of the meat blend in the recipe. I can’t say enough about the flavor of the sauce. The meatballs were so tender. This is going on my recipe routine. Please try them! You won’t regret it. TY Mrs. Edgerton!
Susan