Finnish Meatballs (Lihapyorykoita)

These Finnish meatballs with beets and mashed potatoes are seasoned with allspice and served in a creamy gravy! The recipe pairs great with a pickle.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 747 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups milk
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 cup plain bread crumbs
• 1 yellow onion, minced
• 0.25 cup butter
• 0.5 cup whipping cream

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook about half the meatballs in melted butter until evenly browned on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes; remove to a plate and repeat with remaining meatballs, keeping liquid in the skillet when finished.

Step 2

Sift flour into the skillet drippings; cook flour in the skillet drippings until brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Slowly stream milk into the skillet while whisking vigorously; pour cream into mixture and stir until smooth. If you aren't good at making gravy and end up with some lumps you can pour gravy through a strainer. Return all meatballs to the skillet; stir to coat with gravy. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook until the meatballs are cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 3

Mix ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, egg, cream, salt, and allspice in a bowl with your hands until evenly mixed. Roll mixture into golf ball-sized spheres.