How to make Meatballs in Curry Sauce recipe - To enjoy meatballs curry-style, serve over hot fluffy rice and offer flaked or grated coconut, chopped almonds, chutney, sliced bananas and other favorite curry toppings.
Ingredients:
Swedish Meatballs, see recipe
1/4 cup butter
1 large onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced or mashed
2 tablespoons curry powder
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
Dash of red (cayenne) pepper
2 cups chicken broth
1/2 pint whipping cream (1 cup)
Method:
Prepare Swedish Meatballs; set aside. In a large heavy skillet, heat butter.
Add onion and garlic. Saute 5 minutes or until onion is translucent. Add curry powder and stir 1 minute.
Stir in cornstarch, sugar, salt and red pepper over medium heat until bubbly. Gradually stir in chicken broth and cream. Cook, stirring, until thickened.
Remove from heat and add baked meatballs with pan juices. Heat to serving temperature or cool and reheat later.
Makes 6 to 8 main-dish servings, 20 appetizer servings.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Meatballs with Swedish Cream Gravy
How to make Meatballs with Swedish Cream Gravy recipe - This makes a perfect family dish.
Ingredients:
Swedish Meatballs, see recipe
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups half and half
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Method:
Prepare Swedish Meatballs; set aside. Strain juices from baking pan; set aside.
In a large heavy skillet, stir flour over medium heat until browned.
Slowly whisk in half and half, pan juices, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Cook, stirring, until thickened and smooth. If gravy has lumps, pour through a strainer or turn into a blender and process until smooth.
Add baked meatballs to sauce. Heat to serving temperature or cool and reheat later. Makes 6 to 8 main-dish servings.
Ingredients:
Swedish Meatballs, see recipe
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups half and half
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Method:
Prepare Swedish Meatballs; set aside. Strain juices from baking pan; set aside.
In a large heavy skillet, stir flour over medium heat until browned.
Slowly whisk in half and half, pan juices, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Cook, stirring, until thickened and smooth. If gravy has lumps, pour through a strainer or turn into a blender and process until smooth.
Add baked meatballs to sauce. Heat to serving temperature or cool and reheat later. Makes 6 to 8 main-dish servings.
Meatballs in Italian Tomato Sauce
How to make Meatballs in Italian Tomato Sauce recipe - Italians have probably had the greatest influence on American cuisine of all immigrant groups. Spaghetti and meatballs, pizza, lasagna, are a few of our popular family dishes that attest to this belief. Serve the basic meatballs over cooked pasta and offer additional grated Parmesan cheese for topping.
Ingredients:
Swedish Meatballs, omitting allspice and adding 1 teaspoon each dried leaf basil and oregano, and 1/2 teaspoon each garlic puree and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium-sized onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced or mashed
1 quart home-canned tomatoes or 1 (28-ounce) can Italian-style tomatoes
1 teaspoon dried leaf basil
1 teaspoon dried leaf oregano
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup red wine
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cup (3 ounces) grated Parmesan cheese
Method:
Prepare Swedish Meatballs making the changes listed above; set aside.
In a large heavy skillet, heat olive oil. Add onion. Saute 5 minutes over low heat. Add garlic and cook 1 minute.
Add tomatoes with juice, basil, oregano and bay leaf. Simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes.
Stir wine, sugar, salt and pepper into sauce. Add Parmesan cheese and baked meatballs with pan juices. Heat to serving temperature or cool and reheat later.
Makes 6 to 8 main-dish servings, 20 appetizer servings.
Ingredients:
Swedish Meatballs, omitting allspice and adding 1 teaspoon each dried leaf basil and oregano, and 1/2 teaspoon each garlic puree and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium-sized onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced or mashed
1 quart home-canned tomatoes or 1 (28-ounce) can Italian-style tomatoes
1 teaspoon dried leaf basil
1 teaspoon dried leaf oregano
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup red wine
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cup (3 ounces) grated Parmesan cheese
Method:
Prepare Swedish Meatballs making the changes listed above; set aside.
In a large heavy skillet, heat olive oil. Add onion. Saute 5 minutes over low heat. Add garlic and cook 1 minute.
Add tomatoes with juice, basil, oregano and bay leaf. Simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes.
Stir wine, sugar, salt and pepper into sauce. Add Parmesan cheese and baked meatballs with pan juices. Heat to serving temperature or cool and reheat later.
Makes 6 to 8 main-dish servings, 20 appetizer servings.