Meatballs with Onion Gravy

Name: Meatballs with Onion Gravy
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500 grm minced beef; 1 small onion finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic,finely chopped; fresh white bread crumbs,made from 2 slices thick sliced white bread; 2 tspns dried mixed herbs; sea salt & freshly ground black pepper; 1 medium onion,thinly sliced; 1 tbspn plain flour; 150 ml red wine; 300 ml beef stock,made from stock cube or gel; 1 tbspn tomato puree; 1 tbspn sunflower/vegetable oil

David Hope Over a year ago 21,649 views

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 60 mins

Serves: 4

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Ingredients

500 grm minced beef
1 small onion finely chopped
2 cloves garlic,finely chopped
fresh white bread crumbs,made from 2 slices thick sliced white bread
2 tspns dried mixed herbs
sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
1 medium onion,thinly sliced
1 tbspn plain flour
150 ml red wine
300 ml beef stock,made from stock cube or gel
1 tbspn tomato puree
1 tbspn sunflower/vegetable oil

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Description

I first saw this dish made by the "Hairy Bikers". Their
recipe used a 50-50 mix of beef & pork mince,personally I find this a bit to heavy,so I just use beef.

Method

1

1 Combine mince,chopped onion,garlic,herbs & breadcrumbs
in a large bowl.

2 Season with salt & black pepper & mix thoroughly by hand
3 Shape mixture into about 20 balls.

4 Heat oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat,
then fry meatballs for 5/10 mins,turning occasionally
until browned all over

5 Transfer Meatballs to a large saucepan

6 Reheat oil over a low light,add sliced onions & cook
gently until soft [about 5 mins]

7 Add tomato puree & continue cooking for further 2-3
mins.

8 Sprinkle flour over onion & stir until thoroughly
combined.

9 Slowly stir in wine & stock,stirring until sauce begins
to thicken.

10 Pour gravy over meat balls,bring to boil then reduce
heat to simmer.

11 Cover pan with lid & continue to cook for 30 mins
stirring occasionally.

12 Remove lid from pan & increase heat until sauce thickens, check seasoning & serve