These juicy meatballs in white sauce gravy are definitely a crowd pleaser. They are relatively easy to make. They are extra soft thanks to the breadcrumbs and grated onions.
Preparation & cooking:
Start by grating the onions using a regular box grater or finely dicing them.
In a large bowl, add the grated onions and its juices and mix with the breadcrumbs, eggs, (cilantro) dania stems, spices, salt and minced beef till everything is well incorporated.
Using a tablespoon, measure out a heaped tablespoon of the mixture to form the meatballs then roll them uniformly using your hands. 45 – 50 meatballs.
On a large deep cooking pot/pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the cooking oil over medium heat. Add the meatballs to the cooking pot/pan in a single layer. Allow to cook till golden brown all round for about 3-4 minutes on each side. Brown the meatballs in batches to avoid crowding your cooking pot/pan. Once cooked, remove and set aside.
Making the white sauce gravy:
All you need,
Clean the cooking pot or using another cooking pot, add the butter and allow it to melt on medium to low heat. Once melted, add in the all purpose flour and using a whisk, combine well and allow to cook for a minute or two. Gradually add in your broth/stock/water and keep whisking while doing so to avoid lumps. Season with sea salt & black pepper to taste.
Allow the mixture to simmer for about 2-3 minutes them add in the meatballs. Allow to cook on medium to high heat for about 10-12 minutes or until the gravy starts to thicken. Remember to keep stirring.
Finally add in your double cream/heavy cream/ coconut cream and allow to cook for about 2-3 minutes before switching off the heat.
Garnish with cilantro (dania) leaves or chives and serve over pasta or turmeric brown rice or mashed potatoes.
Ingredients
- 1 cup breadcrumbs*
- 2 onions , finely diced or grated
- 1 kg minced beef**
- 2 eggs
- 1 bunch cilantro (dania), chopped steams (optional)
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground mixed spice
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
White sauce gravy
- 80g / 6 tbsp unsalted butter***
- 4 tbsp all purpose flour
- 4 cups beef broth/stock or water****
- 1 cup double cream/ heavy cream/ coconut cream*****
- Sea salt & black pepper to taste
- 1 bunch cilantro (dania), chopped leaves or chives (optional)
Instructions
- Start by grating the onions using a regular box grater or finely dicing them.
- In a large bowl, add the grated onions and its juices and mix with the breadcrumbs, eggs, (cilantro) dania stems, spices, salt and minced beef till everything is well incorporated.
- Using a tablespoon, measure out a heaped tablespoon of the mixture to form the meatballs then roll them uniformly using your hands. 45 – 50 meatballs.
- On a large deep cooking pot/pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the cooking oil over medium heat.
- Add the meatballs to the cooking pot/pan in a single layer. Allow to cook till golden brown all round for about 3-4 minutes on each side. Brown the meatballs in batches to avoid crowding your cooking pot/pan. Once cooked, remove and set aside.
White sauce gravy
- Clean the cooking pot or using another cooking pot, add the butter and allow it to melt on medium to low heat.
- Once melted, add in the all purpose flour and using a whisk, combine well and allow to cook for a minute or two.
- Gradually add in your broth/stock/water and keep whisking while doing so to avoid lumps. Season with sea salt & black pepper to taste.
- Allow the mixture to simmer for about 2-3 minutes them add in the meatballs.
- Allow to cook on medium to high heat for about 10-12 minutes or until the gravy starts to thicken. Remember to keep stirring.
- Finally add in your double cream/heavy cream/ coconut cream and allow to cook for about 2-3 minutes before switching off the heat.
- Garnish with cilantro (dania) leaves and serve over pasta or turmeric brown rice or mashed potatoes.
Notes:
* Incase you don’t have breadcrumbs on hand, you can use four slices of white bread instead.
** You can use 1/2kg of beef and 1/2kg of pork
*** You can use cooking oil instead of butter if avoiding dairy.
**** Incase you don’t have beef broth/stock, you can use water
***** Incase you don’t have double cream or heavy cream or just avoiding dairy, you can use coconut cream instead.
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