Baked Meatballs
Baked meatballs is a recipe with fresh ingredients from the meat category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 750 g mixed ground beef
- 2 shallots (finely chopped)
- 80 g smoked bacon (diced)
- 2 tbsp clarified butter
- 2 stale rolls
- 750 ml milk
- 3 eggs
- 12 Cherry tomatoes
- Salt
- freshly ground pepper
- 2 tbsp parsley (finely chopped)
- 4 tbsp butter
- 4 tbsp flour
- 150 g grated Gouda
Instructions
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1.
Soak the rolls in lukewarm water.
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2.
Brown the bacon in 1 tbsp butter, add shallots and sauté until translucent, stir in parsley, remove from heat and let cool slightly; then mix with ground beef, 1 egg, the squeezed-out rolls, salt and pepper. Shape into 12 meatballs, fill each with a cherry tomato, and quickly sear all sides in remaining butter.
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3.
Melt butter in a pot, whisk in flour, cook briefly, then stir in milk with a whisk, season with salt and pepper, and simmer gently for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, let cool slightly, add grated cheese and the remaining eggs, and beat vigorously.
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4.
Place the seared meatballs in a greased baking dish, pour the sauce over them, sprinkle with remaining cheese, and bake at 200°C for about 30 minutes until the sauce thickens and turns lightly brown. Garnish with parsley before serving.
