Ingredients
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1/2 cup fine breadcrumbs
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1/4 cup heavy cream
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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1 medium red onion, finely chopped
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1/2 lb ground sirloin
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1/2 lb ground veal
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1/2 lb ground pork
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1 large egg
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kosher salt & fresh ground pepper
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1 cup chicken stock, prefereably homemade and salt-free
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1/2 cup heavy cream
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2 tablespoons honey
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3 tablespoons unsalted butter
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Instructions
- Prepare the Meatballs.
- Combine the bread crumbs and 1/4 cup cream in a small bowl, stirring until all the crumbs are moistened.
- Set aside.
- Heat the oil in a small skillet over medium heat.
- Add the onion and saute for for about five minutes, until softened.
- Remove from heat.
- In a large bowl, combine ground beef, veal and pork, onion, honey and egg, and mix well with your hands (remember Julia--your impeccably clean hands).
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Add the bread crumb/cream mixture and mix well.
- With wet hands (to keep mixture from sticking) shape the mixture into meatballs the size of golfballs, placing them on a plate slightly moistened with water.
- You should have about 24 meatballs.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add the meatballs, in batches if necessary, and cook, turning frequently, for about seven minutes, until the meatballs are browned on all sides and cooked through.
- Transfer the meatballs to a plate and keep warm.
- Discard all but one tablespoon of fat from the skillet.
- Prepare the Sauce.
- Return the skillet to the heat.
- Whisk in the stock, 1/2 cup of cream, preserves and pickle juice, and bring to a simmer.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Add the meatballs to the sauce, reduce heat to medium, and simmer for about five minutes, until the sauce thickens slightly and the meatballs are heated through.
- Serve hot with garlic mashed potatoes, lingonberry preserves and pickled cucumbers.