Wine Meatball Appetizer Recipes

BRAISED MEATBALLS IN RED-WINE GRAVY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine bread pieces and whole milk in medium bowl, pressing on bread to submerge; let stand until milk is absorbed, about 10 minutes. Squeeze out most of milk from bread; discard milk. Place bread in large bowl. Add ground beef, eggs, finely chopped onion, 1/2 cup chopped Italian parsley, salt, pepper, and dried summer savory and mix well. Transfer meat mixture to processor. Process until well blended and mixture looks pasty. Form mixture into 1 3/4-inch-diameter meatballs (about 30). Divide meatballs between two 13x9x2-inch glass baking dishes. Bake meatballs 30 minutes. Set meatballs aside.
• Dust meatballs with flour; shake off excess. Melt butter with oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add meatballs to skillet and sauté until brown on all sides, about 3 minutes. Return all meatballs to skillet. Whisk wine and tomato paste in small bowl to blend. Add wine mixture to meatballs and bring to boil. Continue boiling until wine thickens slightly, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Add broth, reduce heat to medium and simmer until flavors blend and gravy thickens, stirring frequently, about 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer meatballs and gravy to bowl. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon parsley and serve.

MOM'S MEATBALLS IN WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine meatball ingredients well and roll into small (1 inch) meatballs Heat sauce ingredients and drop meatballs into hot sauce;simmer for 45 minutes.
• (if sauce does not cover the meatballs DO NOT STIR until bottom meatballs heat through).

MEATBALLS WITH A WHITE WINE 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 pat them down so they can evenly cook.
• For the wine sauce: In a large frying pan, heat the extra-virgin olive oil and add the garlic. Lightly dredge the meatballs in flour and add to the meatballs to the pan. Add the sun-dried tomatoes. Fry the meatballs until golden on the outside. Add the wine to deglaze the pan and let the wine reduce by 1/2 and thicken up. Let cook for an additional 5 minutes.

RED WINE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, cornstarch and allspice, tossing lightly with a fork until blended.
• Beat egg slightly, add cream and salt and blend.
• Add to meat mixture and mix lightly.
• Shape into 1 1/2" balls.
• Heat oil in skillet, add meat balls and brown on all sides.
• Remove meatballs and reserve.
• Add flour to drippings in skillet and blend.
• Add consumme, water, pepper and wine.
• Cook, stirring constantly until thickened and smooth.
• Add salt to taste.
• Add meatballs, cover skillet and simmer 20 minutes.

WINE MEATBALL APPETIZER

Steps:

• Mix ground beef, onion soup mix, egg and crushed crackers together. Form into small balls. Put on Baking sheed with sides. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Mix ketchup, jelly and wine together and simmer in a pot. Add cooked meatballs and simmer 30 minutes at low heat -- Serve.