[craigster59]

Bringing this thread back to life now that the weather is cooler and nothing beats a slow cooker/ crockpot.
I made some Swedish meatballs last night that I swear, were the best I've ever had ( they went so fast I didn't have time for a picture!). The recipe is adapted from America's Test Kitchen slow cooker cookbook. I served them over spaetzle, but you can put them over noodles or rice.
I bought my meatballs at Ikea, but you can use any frozen non-Italian meatball.

Swedish Meatballs

1 bag (50-60) frozen meatballs
2 onions chopped and minced
1/2 stick (4 tbsp) butter
1 can beef consomme (10.75 oz)
2 cups beef broth or stock
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sour cream
2 tbsp chopped dill

Preheat oven to 450. Place frozen meatballs on cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and transfer to crockpot.
Melt butter in skillet and saute onions till translucent (8-10 min). Slowly add flour and whisk into a "roux" until golden brown. Stir in beef consomme and 1 1/2 cups beef broth and bring to a simmer. Pour mixture over meatballs and cook on low 4-6 hours.
To finish, heat 1/2 cup beef broth and add 1/2 cup sour cream and dill. Mix together to temper and stir into meatballs. Let rest for 5 minutes. Serve by themselves or over noodles, rice or spaetzle.