Hearty Party Meatballs

Name: Hearty Party Meatballs
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 bacon strips, diced; 2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules; 340 grams can beer or 1-1/2 cups beef broth; 2 teaspoons brown sugar; 0 teaspoons browning sauce, optional; 1 teaspoons dried thyme; 59 milliliters dry bread crumbs; 1 egg; 59 milliliters all-purpose flour; 454 grams lean ground beef; 2 mediums onions, sliced and separated into rings; 1 Dash pepper; 1 teaspoons salt, divided; 473 milliliters boiling water; 2 teaspoons white vinegar

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Hearty Party Meatballs a try. One portion of this dish contains about 16g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 178 calories. This dairy free recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes. Head to the store and pick up pepper, flour, beer, and a few other things to make it today. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Party Hearty: Whole Wheat Honey Oat Bread, Hearty Meatballs, and Hearty Turkey Meatballs.

Instructions

In a small skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp; remove to paper towels.

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Bacon

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Paper Towels

Frying Pan

Drain, reserving drippings. In a small bowl, dissolve bouillon in boiling water. In a large bowl, combine the egg, 1/4 cup of bouillon, bread crumbs, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-in. balls.

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Salt And Pepper

Breadcrumbs

Bouillon

Water

Beef

Egg

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Bowl

In a large skillet, brown meatballs in 1 tablespoon of reserved bacon drippings; drain. With a slotted spoon, transfer to a greased 11-in. x 7-in. baking dish. In the same skillet, saute onions until tender; drain.

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Bacon Drippings

Meatballs

Onion

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Slotted Spoon

Baking Pan

Place over meatballs.

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Meatballs

In a saucepan. combine flour and 2 tablespoons or reserved drippings until smooth. Gradually stir in beer or broth and remaining bouillon.

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Bouillon

Broth

All Purpose Flour

Beer

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Sauce Pan

Add the brown sugar, vinegar, thyme and remaining salt. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in browning sauce if desired.

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Browning Sauce