This is one seriously crappy day!
Even I'll admit this has a certain charm. This might be a "Winter 2010/2011" candidate. But it doesn't take long for its charm to wear thin..
Here, try Swedish meatballs on a day like this!
These are really easy.
Mix 1/2 pound ground beef, 1/2 pound ground pork, 1 teaspoon ground cloves, 1 teaspoon allspice, pinch of salt, 1 egg and a tablespoon of parsley.
Now, the real secrets to Swedish meatballs. Mix 1/2 cup of bread crumbs with a couple tablespoons milk and mix that into the above mixture. Finely chop a half an onion, saute it and mix it into the above mixture.
Now, make 1 oz. balls from that mixture. Use an ice cream scoop. I break up two of the meatballs and saute them in a cast iron skillet to get a fond going, and the rest of the meatballs I put on a baking sheet on some aluminum foil in a 450 degree oven for about 10 minutes. Then I transfer those to the skillet and brown them some more.
I add a tablespoon of butter and make a thin dark gravy with some beef broth and a tablespoon of flour.
I serve that over egg noodles with some parsley.
It sounds like a lot of work but it isn't and it's delicious.
Sometimes I throw in a splash of cabernet when I deglaze the skillet.
This sounds yummy. I've gotta try this one!
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