Large Meatballs with Red Wine Sauce, Bacon and Mushrooms - Stora köttbullar i rödvinssås med bacon och svamp

LARGE MEATBALLS WITH RED WINE SAUCE,

BACON AND MUSHROOMS

Stora köttbullar i rödvinssås med bacon och svamp

Serves 4

0.4 cup regular milk

0.2 cup dried breadcrumbs

1.1 lb ground beef

1 egg

1 onion

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon black pepper

2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme

butter

Red wine sauce:

5 oz streaky bacon, sliced

2 shallots

8.8 oz champignons, the brown kind

(in Sweden we call them "champignons

from the forest")

butter

1.2 cups red wine

0.4 cup water

2 tablespoons beef fond

your own recipe for mashed potatoes

Mix milk and breadcrumbs and let it swell for 3 minutes. Mix with ground beef, egg, onion, salt, pepper and thyme. Shape into 12 large meatballs and fry them in butter until nicely colored.

Red wine sauce:

Fry bacon, shallots and mushrooms in butter in a pot until everything is slightly colored. Add wine, water and fond, put in the meatballs and simmer in the sauce for about 10 minutes.

Serve with your own mashed potatoes and vegetables of your choice.

Enjoy!

Bella