Meatballs in the oven with gravy

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to bake meatballs in the oven with gravy? First of all, prepare the minced meat. I make minced meat from 70% lean beef and 30% pork. This way the meatballs are not dry, but not too greasy. In general, minced meat from any meat is suitable, be it chicken, turkey, pork, lamb.

2. STEP 2

   

   Cut off the crusts from the bread, pour milk over the crumb and leave to swell. Take white, wheat or loaf bread. It is better if it is already a little stale bread - it will better absorb the juices from the meat, due to which the meatballs will be juicier.

3. STEP 3

   

   Wash the parsley, dry and finely chop. Instead of parsley, you can add dill and any other herbs to your taste.

4. STEP 4

   

   Combine minced meat, bread, parsley, egg, salt and pepper in a bowl. If the bread is very wet, squeeze out any excess liquid.

5. STEP 5

   

   Stir the minced meat until smooth.

6. STEP 6

   

   With wet hands, form the minced meat into small meatballs.

7. STEP 7

   

   Fry the meatballs in a frying pan with vegetable oil over medium heat for about 5 minutes until golden brown. I fried it in a dry frying pan because the minced meat was quite fatty.

8. STEP 8

   

   Transfer the meatballs to a baking dish.

9. STEP 9

   

   Prepare the gravy. Tomato paste in this recipe can be replaced with tomatoes in their own juice, fresh tomatoes or ketchup.

10. STEP 10

    

    Peel the onion, chop coarsely and fry until golden brown in the pan where the meatballs were fried. If necessary, add a little olive oil.

11. STEP 11

    

    Dilute tomato paste in water.

12. STEP 12

    

    Pour the tomato paste into the pan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes over low heat.

13. STEP 13

    

    Pour sauce over meatballs.

14. STEP 14

    

    Place the pan in an oven preheated to 200°C for 35-40 minutes. The times are approximate, use your technique as a guide. Read more about ovens in the article at the end of the recipe. The meatballs should be browned on top. Serve them hot, with any side dish, topped with gravy. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

gartsun

16.08.2023

4.8

I usually cook meatballs in a frying pan in sour cream sauce.

Corason

16.08.2023

5

I decided to make oven-baked meatballs with gravy for the whole family using this recipe. I used store-bought minced chicken. I added bread pulp in milk, an egg, chopped parsley, salt and coriander to the minced meat. I made small balls and fried them in odorless oil. Place the fried mini meatballs on a baking sheet. Separately, I prepared the ketchup sauce as described in the recipe. I poured the gravy over the meatballs on a baking sheet and cooked in the oven for half an hour. A wonderful dish made from simple ingredients. It doesn't take long to cook and it's easy. Makes a lot of meatballs and a lot of delicious gravy. We ate it with potatoes, buckwheat, and pasta. Everyone really liked it, especially the child. The meat balls with green specks came out tender and juicy, and the gravy was thick and flavorful. I will definitely make this recipe again and recommend it to everyone. Many thanks to the author!

♀Ruzena

16.08.2023

4.9

Amazingly delicious! A simple recipe for your favorite oven-baked meatballs with gravy! They turn out very tasty and tender! Thank you very much for the recipe!