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Ground beef meatballs

Ground Beef Meatballs

Saucy meatballs the kids will love! Ground beef meatballs are a great choice for a delicious, quick dinner. Freeze a batch of the raw shaped meatballs ahead of time and dinner comes together in almost no time — just brown them straight from frozen, pour on the sauce, and let them simmer. And the sauce is totally up to you: go tomato for an Italian-style dinner, creamy for something closer to the famous Swedish meatballs, or try my pepper version with Hungarian roots. The choice is yours!

katushafin

Recipe author

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Ground beef

400

Breadcrumbs

100

Egg

Garlic

Bell pepper

Tomato sauce

250

Flour

Vegetable oil

Salt

Pepper

Dry seasonings

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 29 % 11 g

Fats 32 % 12 g

Carbohydrates 39 % 15 g

217 kcal

GI: 6 / 38 / 56

Cooking method

Step 1:

Gather all the ingredients. I used stale bread in place of breadcrumbs here, which works just fine.
Step 2:

The bread needs to soak first. I always use water, though some prefer milk — if so, warm it slightly or thin it with warm water. Once the bread has swelled, trim off the crusts (it comes out tastier and prettier without them) and squeeze out the excess liquid. If you're using dry breadcrumbs, just cover them with a little extra liquid, wait about five minutes, and drain off whatever hasn't soaked in.
Step 3:

Peel the garlic and mince it finely or press it through a garlic press.
Step 4:

Put the ground beef in a large bowl and add the soaked bread or breadcrumbs, egg, garlic, salt, and pepper. Knead everything together well.
Step 5:

Roll the mixture into small meatballs.
Step 6:

Heat the oil in the same skillet you'll cook the meatballs in. Dredge the meatballs in flour, then brown them.
Step 7:

Fry the meatballs briefly on both sides until golden, then take them out of the pan.
Step 8:

Seed the bell pepper and cut it into strips.
Step 9:

In the same pan where you browned the meatballs, add the pepper and fry for a few minutes.
Step 10:

Pour the tomato sauce over the pepper.
Step 11:

Return the meatballs to the pan and simmer, covered, for 30 to 40 minutes. Taste the sauce, add more salt if needed, and stir in your favorite seasonings. Dinner is ready!

These meatballs are best made with freshly ground meat. Grind the beef through the fine plate of a meat grinder and the mixture will be lighter and more tender. Grated hard cheese, pine nuts, or chopped herbs make nice add-ins. You can serve them with any side you like, but they're best of all with pasta.