Description
This is a very tasty, but unique, meatball recipe perfect for holiday parties. For some reason, men love these! I have found that purchasing pre-made meatballs cuts the prep time significantly and tastes good, too.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- ½ pound ground pork
- ½ pound ground veal
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup finely chopped onion
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1 cup butter
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups sour cream
- ¼ cup chopped fresh dill
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- In a large bowl
- mix beef
- pork
- veal
- salt
- pepper
- eggs
- onion and heavy cream. With moistened hands
- shape the mixture into 1 inch balls. Roll the balls in the bread crumbs until all balls are well coated. Arrange in a single layer on a large
- shallow baking sheet.
- Melt 1/2 cup butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Stir in the flour. Gradually stir in the chicken broth. Continue stirring until thickened and bubbly
- then blend in the sour cream and fresh dill.
- Melt remaining butter in a small saucepan
- and drizzle over the meatballs. Bake meatballs in the preheated oven 35 minutes
- turning occasionally
- until evenly browned.
- Place meatballs in a chafing dish and cover with the sauce to serve.
Prep Time: 35 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 12