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Recipe by Nitra Ladies Auxiliary

All-Purpose Meatballs

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Meat Meat
Easy Easy
4 Servings
Allergens
50 Minutes
Diets

Weeknight dinner repertoire usually includes meatballs. Here is a basic meatball recipe with two different sauces to choose from: one basic tomato sauce and one loaded up with sauteed vegetables. You can also bake or fry these tender meatballs or turn them into meatloaf. These fool-proof, savory meatballs are definitely going to become a go-to for your family dinners.  

Ingredients

Meatballs

  • 1 and 1/2 pounds ground meat

  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed or 2 cubes Gefen Frozen Garlic

  • 1 onion, minced

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper

  • 1/3 cup Gefen Bread Crumbs or 2 slices bread, soaked and squeezed

  • 3 eggs

Sauce I

  • 1/3 cup sugar

  • 1/2 green pepper

Sauce II

  • 1 medium onion, diced

  • 2 tablespoons oil

  • 1 green pepper, diced

  • 1 stalk celery, diced

  • 1 tomato, diced

  • 3 tablespoons flour

  • 1/2 cup water


Wine Pairing

Carmel Selected Merlot

Directions

Prepare the Meatballs

1.

Combine all ingredients, mix well. Form into balls.

2.

For Sauce I: Bring ingredients for sauce to a boil. Drop meatballs into sauce and cook gently for 45 minutes.

3.

For Sauce II: Sauté onion, green pepper and celery for a few minutes; add tomato. Cook for 15- 20 minutes. Sprinkle with flour, stir for two minutes. Add water and bring to a boil. Add meatballs, cook for one hour over low heat.

Credit

Photography and Styling by Elazar Klein Studio

All-Purpose Meatballs

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Shaindy
Shaindy
6 months ago

Mom tested kids approved.
I used oat flour instead of bread crumbs and garlic powder instead of garlic.
Baked 20 minutes covered and 15 minutes uncovered (did not flip).