Meatball Spaghetti & Mushroom Cream Sauce

This, ladies and gentlemen, is so luxurious!!


I was inspired to create this meal, after reading a recipe for Swedish meatballs. Trust me, this is THE meatball recipe to keep!

Alton Brown's Swedish Meatballs

2 slices fresh white bread
1/4 cup milk
1 tbsp butter for beef and 2 tbsp for frying
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
A pinch plus 1 teaspoon salt
300g ground beef
300g pound ground pork
2 large egg yolks
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg

1. Tear the bread into pieces. Place in a small mixing bowl along with the milk and set aside.
2. Melt 1 tbsp of the butter. Add the onions and a pinch of salt and sweat until the onions are soft.
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine ALL the ingredients and beat on medium speed for 1 to 2 minutes.
4. Heat the remaining butter in the pan over medium-low heat.
5. Shape and roll the meatballs lightly and fry meatballs until golden brown on all sides, about 7 to 10 minutes.

And now for the sauce. I've created this mushroom cream sauce by adapting cream of mushroom recipes that I've used before:

• Butter or olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped finely
• 1 clove garlic, chopped finely
• 1 bay leaf
• 500g button mushroom, sliced
• 1 1/2 cup beef stock
• 1 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1-2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
• Salt and black pepper, to taste
• Chopped parsley

1. Saute onions, garlic and bay leaf with butter or olive oil.
2. Saute the sliced mushrooms.
3. Add beef stock and bring to a boil.
4. Lower heat and add the cream, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper, and chopped parsley. Once the sauce comes to a slow simmer, add the meatballs and bring to a slow simmer again. Do not allow the sauce to boil vigorously or the cream will separate.
5. If the sauce is too watery, you may thicken with cornflour-water mixture or mixing panko/ bread crumbs into the sauce.


Serve over al-dente spaghetti. Spice things up with chilli flakes and garnish with more chopped parsley. I beg your pardon, but I needed to repeat this...

This, ladies and gentlemen, is so luxurious!!