Belgian Meatballs In Tomato Sauce Food

BOULETS LIEGEOIS (BELGIAN MEATBALLS)

Steps:

• Mix beef and pork together in a large bowl to thoroughly combine.
• Add the breadcrumbs, eggs, parsley, and onions. Mix thoroughly.
• Roll into meatballs, about 1/2 cup each, and dredge in flour.
• Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add the meatballs and brown on all sides, about 8 to 10 minutes on each side.
• Remove meatballs to a plate. Melt 2 Tablespoons of butter to the skillet.
• Add the chopped onions and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook until onions are caramelized.
• Add the brown sugar and thyme, stir and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the flour, stir to combine.
• Add apple butter and vinegar, stir.
• Pour in the beef stock, and add the bay leaves. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 25 minutes.
• Add the meatballs back to the sauce and cook for 15 minutes to heat through.
• Serve immediately with pomme frites {French fries} and Belgian beer or wine.

EASY MEATBALLS RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until it begins to brown, about 10 minutes. Lower the heat to medium-low and cook to deepen the color for more flavor.
• Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Add the crushed tomatoes and tomato paste and stir well. Add the sugar, oregano, salt and pepper. Bring the mixture to a simmer, then reduce the heat to low. Cover with a lid and cook for at least 30 minutes, stirring occasionally so the bottom doesn't burn and the flavors develop.
• Meanwhile, prepare the meatballs. Break the beef apart in a large bowl. Add the beaten egg, bread crumbs, oregano, mint, salt and pepper. Gently mix with your hands until blended. Don't overwork the beef or the meatballs will be tough.
• Shape the mixture into about 12 1 1/2-inch meatballs. Drop them into the sauce and stir gently to cover in sauce. Cover the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until the meatballs are cooked through, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Boil the pasta according to the package directions. Drain.
• Remove the meatballs from the sauce and add the pasta. Gently stir to coat the pasta then add the meatballs back to the pan. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese and sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley.

BELGIAN TOMATO MEATBALL SOUP (TOMATENSOEP MET BALLEKES)

Steps:

• Add the butter to a large and high pan. Place it over medium heat until melted. Then add the chopped garlic and onion together with the fresh rosemary.
• Gently fry the garlic and onion for 4 minutes. Then pour in the canned chopped tomatoes and warm chicken stock.
• Stir and then add the tomato paste. Season with a little pepper and salt.
• Stir the soup again and then cover the pan. Cook the tomato soup for 8 minutes or until the onion is super soft. In the meantime chop the fresh ripe tomatoes up. Once the onion is soft, add the tomatoes.
• Peel and slice the carrot. Also add this to the tomato soup.
• Stir and cook for 8 more minutes until the carrot is soft. Remove the rosemary. Then blend or mix the warm tomato soup until it is very smooth. Check the seasoning and add extra pepper or salt to taste. Add the small meatballs to the soup. Cover the pan again and let them poach in the hot soup for 6 minutes until cooked through. Then add the chopped parsley.
• Scoop the tomato meatball soup into bowls and serve hot.

BELGIAN MEATBALLS IN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Heat 2 T oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add shallots, 1/2 the garlic, and 1 bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper.
• 2. Put a lid on the pan and cook the mixture until the shallots are browned. Stir often.
• 3. Remove the bay leaf and take the pan from the heat and let it cool.
• 4. Put pork and beef into a large bowl. Add the shallot mixture.and egg. Mix the ingredients together.
• 5. Add the panko, parmesan, and season with salt and pepper. Mix together.
• 6. Make the meat mixture into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Coat the meatballs in the flour.
• 7. Heat skillet on medium high. Add olive oil to pan. Cook meatballs on all sides until brown, 6-7 minutes. Remove meatballs to a platter as they brown.
• 8. Lower heat to medium low. Add the bay leaves:, rosemary, chopped onion, cloves and the remaining garlic.
• 9. Next fry the onion for about 4 minutes. Then add the chopped tomatoes, tomato paste and sugar.
• 10. Mix together then add the red wine, balsamic vinegar and worcestershire sauce. Season with pepper and salt.
• 11. Bring the sauce to a rolling boil then lower the heat to medium low. Let simmer for 30-40 minutes with the lid on. Stir often
• 12. Check the seasoning and add salt, pepper if underseasoned. If the sauce is too bitter or vinegary, add an extra pinch of sugar to reduce that flavor. Stir in the chopped herbs.
• 13. Add the browned meatballs, Cover and cook the meatball mixture for 10 minutes until meatballs are warmed through.
• 14. Serve the mearballs over mashed potatoes or noodles with the sauce.

MEATBALLS WITH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• One of the key steps in creating world class meatballs is to not overwork the ingredients when mixing, so keep this tip in mind when combining the ingredients. In a large bowl add the ground meat, garlic, onion, grated cheese, parsley, salt and pepper, and breadcrumbs. Gently mix the ingredients by hand (do not use a mechanical mixer) until the ingredients are combined.
• Next, combine the egg and milk in a smaller bowl and mix well. Add the milk/egg mixture to the already combined ingredients and mix until the meat has absorbed the liquid (again keeping mind to not overwork the mixture).
• All mixing should be done by hand. Next, scoop about 1 1/2 tablespoons of the mixture into your hand and gently form a ball. Again, do not overwork the mixture.
• You're simply looking to keep the integrity of the ball shape and not to create a snowball-like meatball you can hurl through the air (tightly packing the meat will result in a very tough and dense meatball).
• You can make the meatballs larger but we like our meatballs on the smaller side.
• Next, bring the Canola oil up to heat in a large fry pan and place 6-7 meatballs in your pan being careful not to crowd the pan. You should have a medium flame going underneath your pan because you will not be finishing the meatballs in tomato sauce. The medium flame will ensure you don't burn the meatball exterior while leaving the interior raw. I generally fry the meatballs for about 2-3 minutes on each side and then remove them to an elevated oven tray (and place them in a 200 degree C oven until they're ready to be consumed).
• Prior to serving you can ladle a bit of hot tomato sauce over the meatballs, this way the lovely meaty crust is preserved with the added luxury of a bit of tomato sauce.

BEST EVER MEATBALLS IN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• To make meatballs: In a bowl, stir rice into 4 cups boiling water. Set aside for 30 minutes to soak. Drain well. Return rice to bowl. Add remaining ingredients, except oil, and mix well. Form into 16 balls, each about 2 inch in diameter.
• In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Add meatballs, in batches, and brown on all sides. Transfer to slow cooker. Drain all but 1 Tablespoon fat from pan. (If you used extra lean ground beef, you may have to add oil.).
• To make tomato sauce: Reduce heat to medium. Add onions to pan and cook, stirring until softened. Add garlic, oregano, salt, peppercorns and cinnamon stick and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes and lemon juice and bring to a boil, breaking up tomatoes with a spoon as they cook.
• Pour sauce over meatballs. Cover and cook on HIGH 4 hours or on LOW for 8 hours, until meatballs are no longer pink inside. Discard cinnamon stick.

BAKED MEATBALLS IN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large non-stick skillet cook celery, green pepper, and red onion until just beginning to soften. Add mix to a large bowl and stir in the brown rice, parsley, kosher salt, thyme, rosemary and black pepper. Set aside until cool enough to handle. When cool add ground turkey and work together until well combined and form into 16 evenly sized meatballs.
• Grease or use cooking spray on large casserole dish and place meatballs gently. In a large bowl add the undiluted tomato soup, worcestershire sauce, hot beef broth, stewed tomatoes and stir well. Pour mixture over meatballs and cover with lid or aluminum foil. Bake for approximately 2 hours and turn meatballs twice during cooking.

BELGIAN MEATBALLS BRAISED IN BEER

Steps:

• To prepare meatballs, soak bread crumbs in milk until thoroughly moistened; squeeze dry with hands.
• Combine bread crumbs, ground meats, eggs, shallots, parsley, salt, pepper and nutmeg in medium bowl.
• Form mixture into 6 to 8 balls or patties (2 inches in diameter and 1/2-inch thick); dust with 2 tablespoons flour.
• Heat butter and oil in deep, heavy Dutch oven, until hot but not smoking, over high heat.
• Add meatballs; cook until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes, making sure butter does not burn.
• Remove meat balls to platter; keep warm.
• To prepare sauce, discard all but 2 tablespoons of fat in pan.
• Add onion and endives.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, for about 10 minutes.
• Add sugar, salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons flour to vegetables; cook, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes longer.
• Add beer and broth; heat to quick boil, scraping up all brown bits from bottom of pan.
• Reduce heat to simmer; return meatballs to pan, placing them on top of vegetables.
• Simmer, partly covered, until meat is cooked through, 45 minutes.
• Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

MEATBALL & TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan. Fry the onion and peppers for 7 mins, then stir through the garlic and chilli flakes and cook for 1 min. Add the tomatoes, giant couscous and veg stock and bring to a simmer.
• Season to taste, then add the meatballs and spinach. Simmer for 5-7 mins or until cooked through. Ladle into bowls and top with the basil and some parmesan, if you like.