Frikadeller (Danish Meatballs)

Ingredients:
3/4 lb ground beef
1 lb ground pork
1 large onion, grated
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
4 Tbs. flour
2 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2-3 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 tsp sage leaves
1/4 to 1/2 cup half and half (or milk) for consistency
butter

Gravy:
3/4-2 Tbsp drippings from Frickadeller
tiny butter if needed
3 Tbsp flour
1 cup heavy cream (milk works too)
1 Tbsp beef bouillon
salt and pepper

Combine beef, pork, and onion.  Add breadcrumbs, flour, eggs, salt, pepper, nutmeg, garlic, and sage leaves and mix with your hands.  Slowly add half and half for a sticky consistency.  Coat the skillet well with butter.  Drop clumps of mixture (a heaping tablespoon size) onto the skillet.  Fry on medium to medium low heat until brown (press meat down lightly with a fork so it flattens out a little...it should look like a flat hamburger), then flip (approximately 3-5 minutes per side).  Add more butter with each batch.  Serve with gravy.  Don't wash the skillet because you want the brown bits and drippings for the gravy.

Add the flour to the drippings to form a roux (add butter if needed).  Slowly add cream until mixture reaches gravy consistency.  Add beef bouillon, salt and pepper to taste.

Recipe from www.favfamilyrecipes.com.