Dale's Swedish Meatballs

“Small meatballs with a sour cream based sauce. Delicious over egg noodles, rice or just as an appetizer. A very flexible sauce, these ingredients can be modified to include whatever you have on hand in the kitchen.”

Ingredients:

• 1 pound
  
  ground beef


• 2
  
  eggs


• 1/2 cup
  
  bread crumbs


• 1/2
  
  onion, chopped


• 4 cloves
  
  garlic, minced


• 2 tablespoons
  
  Worcestershire sauce


• 1/2
  
  green bell pepper, chopped


• 3/4 cup
  
  shredded Cheddar cheese


• 1 tablespoon
  
  butter


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• 3 tablespoons
  
  all-purpose flour


• 1 teaspoon
  
  instant coffee granules


• 2 teaspoons
  
  beef bouillon


• 2 cups
  
  water


• 3 tablespoons
  
  sour cream, or more to taste

Directions:

• In a medium bowl, mix together the ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs, onion , garlic, Worcestershire sauce , green pepper and cheddar cheese until well blended . Form into walnut-sized balls.


• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add meatballs and brown evenly. Remove from the pan and set aside. Stir in flour and instant coffee in the pan drippings . Add beef broth and give water to the pan and mix well. Bring to a boil , and let it thicken . Stir in sour cream.


• Return meatballs to the pan and let them cook in the sauce for 20 to 40 minutes. Serve as an appetizer, or over rice or egg noodles as a main dish .

Dale's Swedish Meatballs