Bonnie's Italian Stew might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains approximately 49g of protein, 55g of fat, and a total of 925 calories. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. Head to the store and pick up ground beef, beef stock, fennel seed, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the egg you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 10 minutes.
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Watch how to make this recipe.
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Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
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Pour the milk over bread and soak to soften.
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Place the meat in a mixing bowl and add the cheese, EVOO, fennel, crushed red pepper, garlic, egg, parsley, salt and pepper.
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Squeeze the excess milk from the bread and crumble into crumbs as you add it to the meat.
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Combine the meatball mix and roll into 2-inch balls.
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Place the meatballs on nonstick baking sheet sprayed with olive oil spray and roast until browned but not fully cooked, 10 to 12 minutes.
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Meanwhile, heat the EVOO in a large Dutch oven over medium heat.
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Add the garlic, onions and bay, and season with salt and pepper. Cook until translucent, stirring occasionally, 10 to 15 minutes. Then add the tomato paste and stir until fragrant.
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Add the beef stock and tomatoes, then break up the tomatoes with a potato masher.
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Add the basil, potatoes and meatballs and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat back to medium, partially cover and cook 10 minutes.
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Add the green beans and cook 7 to 8 minutes more.
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Serve, or cool completely and store for make-ahead meal. Reheat over a medium-low flame, partially covered, stirring occasionally (or reheat in a 325 degree F oven) until sauce is bubbly.
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To serve, top shallow bowls of stew with cheese and an extra drizzle of EVOO.
Italian can be paired with Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. You could try Badian a Coltibuono Cultusboni RS Chianti Classico ( half-bottle). Reviewers quite like it with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 11 dollars per bottle.