Better Than Almost-Famous Swedish Meatballs

This was dinner tonight...pure comfort food!!! My family loves, loves this recipe..I hope yours does too! The orignal recipe was Food Networks attempt to recreate Ikea's famous Swedish Meatballs...I played with it until my family said it was perfect...maybe even better than Ikea's...I'm just saying!

For The Meatballs

3/4 cup breadcrumbs
2 tbsp unsalted butter
1/3 cup minced onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 tsp allspice
2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp freshly cracked pepper
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
3/4 lb ground turkey
1/2 lb lean ground pork
1 large egg plus one egg white, lightly beaten

For The Gravy

2 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tbsp flour
1 1/2 cups beef stock
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup cream (or half & half)
salt and pepper
Egg noodles, cooked according to package directions and kept warm for serving
Lingonberry jam for serving (optional)

To Make The Meatballs

Place breadcrumbs in a large bowl and set aside. In a medium skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, allspice, salt and pepper and cook, stirring often, until onion and garlic is softened, about 5 minutes. Add the milk and worcestershire sauce and bring to a simmer. Pour hot milk mixture over breadcrumbs. Stir to combine; let cool. Once cool, add the turkey, pork and egg and mix thoroughly. Cover bowl with platic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour. Remove mixture from fridge and shape into 1" meatballs. Place on a baking sheet sprayed with Pam cooking spray. Preheat oven to 400. Bake meatballs 20-25 minutes, unitl cooked through.

To Make The Gravy

While meatballs bake, melt butter in medium pan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk until smooth. Continue to whisk constantly until roux is pale golden brown. While still whisking, slowly add beef stock. Add worcestershire sauce and lower to a simmer. Add cream and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occassionally.Taste and correct seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.

To serve

Place a generous amount of noodles on plate. Top with 5-6 meatballs and ladle gravy over meatballs. Place a bowl of lingonberry jam at the table to serve with meatballs. My sweet girl Tori uses lingonberry jam like ketchup...dunks her meatballs in a ramekin filled with the darn stuff...whatever makes her happy!