DILL SAUCE FOR SWEDISH MEATBALLS AND OTHER STUFF

Dill Sauce for Swedish Meatballs and other stuff image

Provided by Pat Duran

Categories Gravies

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 16

DILL SAUCE:
3 Tbsp butter
1/4 c all purpose flour
10 1/2 pkg beef broth
1/2 c light cream
salt and pepper to taste
1 to 2 tsp chopped fresh dill, if possible
MEATBALLS:
5 slice rusk (round toasts)
1/2 c milk
1 large egg, beaten
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 medium onion, grated
1/8 tsp nutmeg
2 lb equal amounts of ground beef, pork and veal (meat loaf mixture)

Steps:

1. Dill Sauce: Heat butter in sauté pan, blend in flour and let cook for a few minutes but do not brown. Stir in broth and the meat juices separated from the fat you drained off).Stir in cream. Cook, stirring constantly, until thick and satiny. Salt and pepper to taste. Stir in dill.
2. Meatballs: Heat oven to 350^. Crumble rusk in bowl Pour milk over then and let soften. Add beaten egg,salt and pepper, grated onion,nutmeg and meat mixture. Combine .
3. Roll into small balls, about 1-inch.(if mixture seams too soft, add one more rusk to the mixture or a little more meat). Place a single layer of meatballs in a baking dish.
4. Bake ,uncovered, until browned and cooked through, periodically pouring off fat. Separate fat from any collected meat juices. Discard fat; reserve meat juices.(for dill sauce).
5. Note: Place poured off fat in freezer so you can easily remove fat-reserve broth.