COURTESY OF WILLOW GLEN FARM

Move over IKEA... lean, beefy deliciousness.

Ingredients

Meatballs

• 3/4 cup fresh breadcrumbs
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 1/4 tsp allspice
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 lbs Highland ground beef
• 1 large egg
• 1 tbsp minced parsley

Gravy

• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp flour
• 1 1/2 cups beef broth
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 whipping cream
• salt & pepper
  
  
• mashed potatoes
• fresh parsley (optional)
  
  

DIRECTIONS

Place in the breadcrumbs in a bowl.

Melt the butter in a saucepan, add onion, garlic, salt, pepper, allspice and cook until soft. Add the milk and Worcestershire sauce and bring up to a simmer. Pour this mixture over the breadcrumbs, mix & cool.

Preheat the oven the oven to 400F. Add the beef, egg and parsley to the breadcrumbs and mix. Roll into 1 inch meatballs and bake on a lined cookie sheet for about 25 minutes.

Melt the butter and add the flour to make a roux, stirring until smooth. Slowly whisk in the beef broth and Worcestershire sauce and bring to a simmer. Add the cream and meatballs.Turn down the heat to medium-low and simmer until thick, about 8-10 minutes. Season with salt & pepper.

Serve on a bed of garlic mashed potatoes and garnish with parsley.