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    **Ingredients**

    **Meatballs**
    * 2 slices stale white bread, crusts removed, chopped into small cubes
    * 1 small onion (grated)
    * 10 oz minced ground beef
    * 10 oz minced ground pork
    * 1 egg
    * 1/4 tsp ground Nutmeg
    * 1/4 tsp ground All Spice
    * 1/4 tsp ground Black Pepper
    * 3/4 tsp Salt
    * 1 Tbsp oil (for browning meatballs)

    **Gravy**
    * 3 Tbsp butter, unsalted
    * 3 Tbsp flour
    * 2 cups reduced sodium beef stock
    * 1/2 cup heavy cream or sour cream

    **Instructions**
    * Grate onion using a standard box grater. Scrape onion and juices into bowl. Mix well – onion juice should make bread soggy, add a splash of milk if needed. Set aside to soak for 1 minute.
    * Add remaining Meatball ingredients EXCEPT oil. Mix well. Add bread and combine.
    * Using a tablespoon or small ice cream scoop, measure out a heaped tablespoon and dollop on work surface. Repeat with remaining mixture: 25-30 meatballs. Then roll into shape.

    **Cooking**
    * Heat 1 tbsp oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Cook in 2 batches so you don’t overcrowd the pan. Brown all over (but still raw inside) – about 3 minutes. Remove onto a plate as they are finished.
    * Remove excess fat and discard. Lower heat to medium.

    **Gravy**
    * Add butter to skillet and melt. Add flour and stir in. Cook for about a minute.
    * While whisking, add about 1/4 of the beef broth – it will thicken quickly. Then gradually add remaining beef broth, whisking as you go.
    * When the liquid is simmering, add meatball and juices to pan.
    * Turn up heat slightly to keep it at a rapid simmer. Cook for 8-10 minutes or until the liquid thickens into a thin gravy, stirring occasionally.
    * Add cream, simmer for a further 2 minutes then remove from stove.
    * Serve with mashed potatoes.

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