Swedish Meatballs in Sour Cream Sauce

== Description ==
Buttered rice, noodles or pasta of any kind go well with this.
== Ingredients ==
* ½ lb beef chuck , fat free
* ½ lb fresh lean pork, fat free
* ½ lb veal, all fat 	
* 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
* ¼ cup cream 	
* 2 tablespoons diced beef marrow 	
* 2 tablespoons butter 	
* ½ cup chopped onions 	
* 1 tablespoon chopped shallots
* ½ teaspoon chopped garlic 	
* 1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind	
* 2 tablespoons chopped parsley 	
* 1 tablespoon salt 	
* ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper 	
* ½ teaspoon thyme 	
* 2 eggs 	
* 3 tablespoons butter 	
* 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
== Directions ==
# Prepare the meat balls at least an hour before cook.
# Soak the crumbs in the cream for 5 minutes, then put them in a mixing bowl with the marrow and ground meats.
# Melt the 2 tablespoons butter in a frying pan and in it cook the chopped Onion, shallots and garlic over moderate heat for 5 minutes.
# Add the grated lemon rind, parsley, salt, pepper, and thyme.
# Beat the 2 eggs and pour them over the meat.
# Beat this mixture until the ingredients are combined and the meat loses its granular texture.
# Form into small balls.
# Roll it over the meat until you have shaped it into a sphere.
# Place the meat balls on a baking sheet or platter lined with wax paper.
# Roll each lightly in flour just before frying them.
# Cover them with another sheet of waxed paper, and chill for at least an hour.
# Melt the 3 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons oil over high heat in a large heavy frying pan.
# Drop into the pan enough meat balls to cover the bottom .
# At once slide the pan back and forth over the burner so that they roll around in the hot fat.
# Turn the heat down to moderate, and cook the balls 6–7 minutes longer.
# Transfer the finished meatballs to a casserole .
# If the fat remaining in it is brown, pour off all but 3 tablespoons of it.
# Stir into the pan 2 tablespoons of flour and mix it to a smooth paste with the fat.
# Return the pan to a low heat and cook this roux for a minute of so.
# Then pour in the cup of stock.
# Raise the heat and beat this sauce together until it boils.
# Then turn the heat down to the barest simmer.
# Stir the sour cream into the sauce, about a tablespoons at a time.
# Add the fresh dill, lemon juice, salt to taste and cayenne.
# Pour the sauce over the meatballs in the casserole.
Category:Swedish Appetizers
Category:Meatball Recipes
Category:Rice Recipes
Category:Veal Recipes
Category:Beef Recipes
Category:Pork Recipes