Ruths German Boiled Meatballs And Gravy Food

RUTH'S GERMAN BOILED MEATBALLS AND GRAVY

Steps:

• Mix the veal, pork, beef, egg, 1 teaspoons salt, pepper and onion together thoroughly.
• Shape mixture into 1 1/2 inch balls.
• To boiling water, add onion soup mix, bay leaf and 1/2 tsp salt - stir until mixed.
• Drop meatballs into boiling water; cover pan, reduce heat and simmer for 1/2 hour.
• Combine flour and cold water to make a thickening agent.
• Add to simmering meat stock and bring back to a boil.
• Boil one minute uncovered or until gravy is slightly thickened. (If you would like a little more gravy, add a bit more water and thickening agent).
• Serve over noodles, rice or mashed potatoes.

MEATBALLS AND "GRAVY" -- CAMPANIA STYLE!!

Steps:

• It's preferable to use the stale bread rather than the bread crumbs.
• Break it up and soak it in warm tap water until is starts to soften.
• Squeeze it with your hands to get out excess water, then"smush" it with your fingers.
• Use the lesser amount of milk if using the wet stale bread.
• Use the greater amount if using the bread crumbs.
• Mix all the meatballs ingredients well.
• Form into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
• Slightly flatten each meatball.
• Brown very well in hot oil on both sides.
• (Can also be baked on an oiled pan in a 425 degree oven. Need to be turned to brown both sides).
• Add the gravy ingredients to a large pot and add the browned meatballs.
• Bring to a gentle boil then simmer.
• 1 1/2 hours is probably enough, but the longer, the better.
• Even better heated over the next day.
• *You can also add Italian sausage to this.
• Brown it well in the same pan in which you've browned the meatballs then add to the gravy pot.
• You need to probably simmer the sauce for AT LEAST 1 ½ hours if you add sausage to make sure the sausage is cooked through.

FRIGADELLAN (GERMAN MEATBALLS)

Steps:

• 1. saute onions til soft and starting to brown, I use my 10 inch cast iron frying pan.
• 2. add all ingredients to mixing bowl except bread crumbs, flour and broth, mix thoroughly. add enough bread crumbs to form soft patties.
• 3. form into eight patties and add them to the pan you saute your onions in. brown on all sides
• 4. When patties are browned on all sides, add beef broth to about half way up the patties in the pan, I used 2 cups. lower heat to a simmer and cook covered for an hour, turning occasionally
• 5. When finished cooking, remove patties from pan, whisk in flour to make gravy. add patties back to the pan with the gravy and serve over noodles, rice, potatoes, your choice

BRAISED MEATBALLS IN RED-WINE GRAVY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine bread pieces and whole milk in medium bowl, pressing on bread to submerge; let stand until milk is absorbed, about 10 minutes. Squeeze out most of milk from bread; discard milk. Place bread in large bowl. Add ground beef, eggs, finely chopped onion, 1/2 cup chopped Italian parsley, salt, pepper, and dried summer savory and mix well. Transfer meat mixture to processor. Process until well blended and mixture looks pasty. Form mixture into 1 3/4-inch-diameter meatballs (about 30). Divide meatballs between two 13x9x2-inch glass baking dishes. Bake meatballs 30 minutes. Set meatballs aside.
• Dust meatballs with flour; shake off excess. Melt butter with oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add meatballs to skillet and sauté until brown on all sides, about 3 minutes. Return all meatballs to skillet. Whisk wine and tomato paste in small bowl to blend. Add wine mixture to meatballs and bring to boil. Continue boiling until wine thickens slightly, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Add broth, reduce heat to medium and simmer until flavors blend and gravy thickens, stirring frequently, about 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer meatballs and gravy to bowl. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon parsley and serve.

MEATBALLS AND GRAVY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the egg, milk, cornstarch, onion, salt, pepper, nutmeg, allspice and ginger. Add beef; mix well. Shape into 1-1/2-in. meatballs. (Mixture will be very soft. For easier shaping, rinse hands in cold water frequently.) , In a large skillet over medium heat, brown the meatballs in butter, half at a time, for about 10 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove meatballs to paper towels to drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in skillet. , For gravy, add butter to drippings. Stir in flour. Add broth and milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Season with salt and pepper. Return meatballs to skillet; heat through on low. Garnish with parsley if desired.

GERMAN MEATBALLS AND GRAVY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the egg, 1/2 cup milk, Worcestershire sauce, shredded potatoes, onion, salt, nutmeg, ginger, allspice and pepper. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 48 balls. , In a large skillet over medium heat, cook meatballs in butter in batches until no longer pink; remove and keep warm., Stir flour into drippings until blended; gradually add the remaining milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Return meatballs to the pan; heat through. Serve with mashed potatoes if desired.

GEHAKT BALLEN (DUTCH MEATBALLS)

Steps:

• Place meatloaf mix in a large mixing bowl; crumble bread over meat and knead with hands to combine. Add milk and egg to meat mixture. Knead onion, nutmeg, cloves, salt, and pepper into meat mixture until well-combined. Form mixture into six equal-sized balls.
• Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook and stir meatballs in hot butter until browned on all sides, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir water, tomatoes, beef broth, and onion soup mix into Dutch oven; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until meatballs are tender and cooked through, about 1 hour.