autumn essentials: meatballs in a yummy gravy
This is an easy recipe to put together, and is so good. And as the temperatures begin to drop, you’ll be glad you have this recipe to warm up your friends and family. You’ve got wonderful cold-weather comfort food in under and hour. Tasty meatballs, surrounded by awesome gravy, mushrooms, and onions. I’ll serve this dish over homemade egg noodles, or some nice smashed potatoes. So yummy. So, you ready… Let’s get into the kitchen.
prep time
10 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- PLAN/PURCHASE
- 18/20 small precooked meatballs, about 1/2 ounce each
- 6 ounces bella mushrooms, stems removed and sliced
- 8 ounces yellow onion, sliced, about 8 ounces
- 2 tablespoons sweet butter, unsalted
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, extra virgin
- 2 cups beef stock, not broth
- 2 tablespoons flour, all-purpose variety
- 1 tablespoon worcestershire
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 pinch cayenne, or to taste
- - salt, kosher variety, to taste
- - black pepper, freshly ground, to taste
How To Make autumn essentials: meatballs in a yummy gravy
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Step 1PREP/PREPARE
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Step 2Gather Your Ingredients.
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Step 3Add the butter and oil to a sauté pan over medium-low heat.
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Step 4After the butter melts, add the onions, and mushrooms.
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Step 5Cook over low heat until the onions soften, and begin to brown, about 30 minutes.
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Step 6Chef’s Note: Let the onions and mushrooms slowly cook… Don’t rush this step. That slow cooking is going to develop wonderful flavor.
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Step 7Whisk the flour, Worcestershire, cayenne, and garlic powder into the beef stock.
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Step 8Add the stock to the onion/mushroom mixture.
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Step 9Simmer until the sauce begins to thicken, about 8 to 10 minutes, and then add the meatballs, and allow them to heat up in the sauce.
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Step 10Chef’s Note: At this point, taste the sauce and season (salt, pepper) to taste. Remember good chefs always taste their food.
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Step 11PLATE/PRESENT
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Step 12Serve while will warm over noodles, or some yummy smashed potatoes. Enjoy
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Step 13Chef’s Note: If you are looking for an excellent recipe for meatballs, here you go: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/pork/delicious-beef-pork-meatballs.html?p=9
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Step 14Chef’s Note: If you’re serving this over homemade egg noodles, try this: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/pasta/master-recipe-egg-noodle-dough.html?p=6
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Step 15Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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