Swedish Meatballs *

Serves: 12

Ingredients:

•     2 lbs hamburger
•     3.5 lbs pork sausage
•     2 eggs
•     5 wheat, gluten free or sprouted grain bread
•     1/2 cup dill weed
•     1/2 cup flat leaf parsley
•     1 minced onion
•     5 cloves of garlic
•     1 tsp nutmeg
•     1 pt half and half
•     16 fl oz sour cream
•     3 cups beef broth
•     2 cream mushroom soup
•     2 sticks butter
•     3/4 cup flour

Instructions:
Toast five pieces of wheat bread in until crispy or throw in the oven to toast then process it in a blender or food processor to make breadcrumbs. 

In a bowl add the meat, eggs, breadcrumbs, garlic, nutmeg, dill weed chopped, salt and pepper, chopped parsley, minced onion and 1 cup milk.

Mix gently - do not over mix otherwise it will toughen meatballs.

Take ice cream scoop and make into meatballs. Place on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake in batches. 350 until browned about 25 mins turning over half way through.

In a bowl mix half-and-half, sour cream, beef broth, and cream of mushroom soup. Blend together.

In a sauce pan add butter and milk. Once melted add flour and stir into a roux. Cooking for about 5 mins to get flour taste off, add gravy bowl mixture and cook until thicken. Add meatballs and gravy together in a casserole dish and bake for 45 mins.