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Meatballs In Lemon Sauce

Meatballs In Lemon Sauce

Delicious meatballs made with ground pork and beef, served in a tangy lemon sauce, perfect for a satisfying meal.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Refrigeration Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours
Course Main Course
Cuisine Greek
Servings 15 meatballs
Calories 142 kcal

Equipment

  • skillet
  • mixing bowl
  • sauté pan

Ingredients
  

For The Meatballs

  • 200 grams ground pork
  • 400 grams lean ground beef
  • 1 large egg
  • 100 grams crustless bread
  • 125 ml white wine
  • 100 grams onion minced
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano extra to serve with
  • 2 teaspoon dried parsley or fresh minced
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt extra for the sauce
  • ½ teaspoon ground pepper extra for the sauce

For The Sauce

  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups hot water or stock vegetable, beef, or chicken stock
  • 8-10 tablespoons lemon juice

Instructions
 

Prepare The Meatballs

  • Soak bread in white wine. Tear it into smaller pieces and then let it soak for a couple of minutes.
  • Add both types of meat to a mixing bowl along with the egg, parsley, oregano, cumin, onion, garlic, salt, and pepper.
  • Add the soaked bread, crumbling it as much as possible.
  • Knead meatball mixture until uniform.
  • Shape into 15 oval-shaped meatballs and place on a large plate. About 65-70 grams each.
  • Refrigerate for about an hour to become firm and hold their shape.
  • Heat a generous splash of olive oil in a large skillet or non-stick frying pan.
  • Sear the meatballs on both sides to get some color. Don't flip or disturb them before the first 4 minutes of cooking have passed. Then turn them using two forks.
  • Transfer meatballs to paper towels to drain excess oil and start preparing the sauce.

Make the sauce

  • In a saute pan melt butter over moderate heat.
  • Add the flour and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring with a wooden spatula until sandy in color and smells like toasted flour.
  • Pour in the hot water or stock and the lemon juice. Stir well.
  • Add the meatballs and put the lid on.
  • Simmer for about 20 minutes turning them once and scraping the pan so they won't stick at the bottom. Taste the sauce for any additional seasoning.
  • Serve warm with plenty of freshly ground pepper and some dried oregano on top.

Notes

Don't add all the lemon juice in at once. It's better to taste and adjust the amount to your liking. Greeks eat our dishes very lemony so begin with 6-8 tablespoons and add more after tasting the sauce first.

Nutrition

Serving: 1meatballCalories: 142kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 10gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 242mgPotassium: 179mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 117IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Beef Meatballs, comfort food, Easy Dinner, Lemon Sauce, meatballs, Pork Meatballs
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