Tomato And Maple Meatballs Recipes

MEATBALLS WITH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• For the meatballs: In a mixing bowl, add the ground beef, ricotta cheese, egg, sun-dried tomatoes, Parmigiano cheese, salt, and pepper. Mix well until the ingredients are evenly distributed. With your hands, shape the meatballs into the size of golf balls and then pat them down so they will evenly cook.
• For the tomato sauce: In a large pot, heat the extra-virgin olive oil and cook the onions until translucent. Add the tomato puree and bring to a boil. Add the salt, and pepper, to taste and lower the heat to medium. Add the uncooked meatballs to the pot and let cook on medium heat for 30 minutes.

MAPLE MUSTARD MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine ground pork, ground beef, oats, milk, egg, salt, garlic powder, and pepper in a large bowl. Shape into 24 meatballs, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook meatballs until evenly browned, about 8 to 10 minutes. Place meatballs into an 8x8-inch casserole dish and scatter onion over top.
• Combine maple syrup, mustard, ketchup, hot pepper sauce, and salt for sauce in a medium bowl. Pour over meatballs and toss to coat.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set and cooked through, about 30 minutes, stirring halfway through.

TOMATO GLAZED MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Grease a 2 or 3-quart casserole dish.
• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a bowl combine all meatball ingredients.
• Shape in about 1-inch meatballs (or shape any size you desire).
• Place onto a large greased jelly-roll baking sheet.
• Bake for about 20-22 minutes or until just cooked through (they will cook more when simmered in the sauce) set aside.
• For the sauce; puree the stewed tomatoes with the juice until smooth in a processor or blender.
• Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat; add in minced garlic and black pepper and cayenne pepper (start with smaller amount of cayenne, you may add in more later) cook over medium heat stirring until garlic is softened but not browned (about 3 minutes).
• Add in pureed tomatoes, honey, brown sugar and ketchup, bring to a simmer stirring constantly.
• In a small bowl whisk the soy sauce with cornstarch until smooth; add to the simmering sauce and stir until thickened and bubbly.
• Add in salt only if needed and adjust/add in more honey or brown sugar if desired.
• Wipe each meatball with a paper towel to remove any fat accumulated on the meatball from oven-baking.
• Place the cooked meatballs in casserole dish, then pour the sauce over meatballs; stir to coat (use as many meatballs as desired and freeze the rest).
• Bake for about 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees F or simmer over low heat uncovered on top of the stove in a saucepan for the same amount of time.

MAMA BELLAS TOMATO GRAVY AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• MEATBALL DIRECTIONS.
• In food processor chop onions, garlic, parsley. Soak bread in milk, then put in food processor with eggs and cheese. Add this mixture to ground beef with salt and pepper. Add bread crumbs to make soft firm ball. Roll meatballs, place on baking sheet and bake in 350 degree oven 30-40 minutes. Put in gravy and simmer for 1-2 hours.
• TOMATO GRAVY DIRECTIONS:.
• Sautee' onions and garlic until soft. Add remaining ingredients, stir and simmer 1 hour. Add meatballs and simmer another hour.