Bjarne's Norwegian Meatballs

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a jelly roll pan.

2 . Stage

Combine bread crumbs, milk, eggs, onion, ginger, salt, nutmeg, garlic, and black pepper in a mixing bowl. Let stand until bread crumbs absorb milk, about 5 minutes. Stir until just mixed and add ground beef. Mix until well blended. Shape mixture into 1-inch meatballs and place on the prepared pan.

3 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 18 minutes. Set meatballs aside.

4 . Stage

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté onion until tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in flour and cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Slowly add broth; cook and stir gravy until smooth and thickened, 5 to 10 minutes. Blend in cream, cayenne pepper, and black pepper.

5 . Stage

Gently stir cooked meatballs into gravy and heat through, but do not boil, about 5 minutes more.