Meatballs with Gravy 🥩🍛
A classic comfort food, meatballs in gravy are juicy, tender, and smothered in rich, savory sauce—perfect over mashed potatoes, rice, or egg noodles.
🧾 Ingredients (Serves 4–6)
For the Meatballs:
- 1 lb (450g) ground beef (or beef/pork mix)
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1–2 cloves garlic, minced
- Salt & pepper to taste
- ½ tsp dried herbs (optional: parsley, oregano, thyme)
For the Gravy:
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce (optional)
- Salt & pepper to taste
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Make the meatballs
- In a bowl, mix ground beef, breadcrumbs, milk, egg, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, and herbs
- Form into 1–2 inch balls
2. Brown the meatballs
- Heat a skillet over medium heat with a little oil
- Brown meatballs on all sides (they don’t need to be fully cooked)
- Remove and set aside
3. Make the gravy
- In the same skillet, melt butter
- Stir in flour to make a roux, cooking 1–2 minutes
- Slowly whisk in beef broth until smooth
- Add Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper
- Simmer 3–5 minutes until thickened
4. Combine meatballs and gravy
- Return meatballs to the skillet
- Simmer 10–15 minutes until meatballs are fully cooked and flavors meld
5. Serve
- Over mashed potatoes, rice, or noodles
- Optional: garnish with chopped parsley
🌟 Tips
- For extra tender meatballs: soak breadcrumbs in milk for 5 minutes before mixing
- Can make ahead: meatballs can be cooked, refrigerated, and reheated in gravy
- For slow cooker version: brown meatballs, then add them to a slow cooker with gravy ingredients and cook low 4–6 hours
If you want, I can give a super-easy one-pot meatballs with gravy recipe that cooks everything together in under 30 minutes—perfect for a quick weeknight dinner 😋
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