French Canadian Meatball Stew

Name: French Canadian Meatball Stew
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 2 Tbsps butter; 2 Tbsps dried parsley; 118 milliliters dry bread crumbs; 1 egg; 177 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 8 servings salt and ground black pepper to taste; 907 grams ground pork; 1 large onion, minced; 4 potatoes, peeled and cubed; 1 liters reduced sodium chicken broth; 59 milliliters cold water

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give French Canadian Meatball Stew a try. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 500 calories, 29g of protein, and 29g of fat. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. If you have bay leaf, ground pork, egg, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the ground cinnamon you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Twists as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

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Spread flour out in a thin, even layer on a baking sheet.

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Spread

All Purpose Flour

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Roast the flour in the preheated oven until medium brown in color, 10 to 15 minutes; stir often and watch carefully to avoid burning.

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All Purpose Flour

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Remove the flour from the baking sheet immediately once the desired color has been reached; set aside in a shallow bowl to cool.

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Melt butter in a large, heavy pot over medium heat, and cook and stir the onion until translucent, about 5 minutes.

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Onion

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Transfer the onion to a large mixing bowl. In a small bowl, mix the cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves; stir the spice mix into the onion.

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Seasoning Mix

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Place ground pork, parsley, egg, and bread crumbs into the bowl, and mix to combine thoroughly. Form the meat mixture into 1-inch meatballs; roll each meatball in the roasted flour. Reserve unused flour.

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Parsley

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Roll

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Pour the chicken broth into the pot, bring to a boil over medium heat, and carefully drop in the meatballs, a few at a time, stirring to keep them from sticking on the bottom. Drop in the bay leaf. Simmer the meatballs for 20 minutes; mix in the potatoes, and simmer until potatoes are tender and the broth has reduced, an additional 20 minutes.

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Potato

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Transfer the meatballs into a bowl with a slotted spoon.

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Remove and discard bay leaf.

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Mix remaining roasted flour with cold water in a cup, and gradually whisk the flour mixture into the simmering broth to thicken. Bring the gravy to a full boil, and cook, stirring constantly, until the gravy thickens, about 5 minutes. Return the meatballs to the stew, and serve.

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