Weeknight Sauerbraten Meatballs Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Weeknight Sauerbraten Meatballs Recipe). Our traditional holiday meal is sauerbraten and gravy, butter-sauteed homemade egg noodles, potato balls, sweet and sour red cabbage, and freshly cooked apples. A lot of work, but worth it once a year! This is a quick recipe to enjoy the sauerbraten flavor without waiting 5 days for a beef roast to marinate. And you'll have plenty of gravy to spoon over your buttered egg noodles and potatoes.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Total: 50 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Weeknight Sauerbraten Meatballs Recipe

Ingredients

cooking spray

1 pound lean ground beef

½ cup minced onion

⅓ cup gingersnap cookie crumbs

¼ cup water

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

2 cups beef broth

½ cup gingersnap cookie crumbs

2 tablespoons gingersnap cookie crumbs

or more as needed

½ cup apple cider vinegar

1 tablespoon white sugar

or more to taste

3 tablespoons raisins

Main Dish

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place a baking rack on top. Spray the rack with cooking spray.

Step 2

Combine ground beef onion gingersnap crumbs water salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Shape into 24 meatballs using a tablespoon-sized cookie scoop. Place the meatballs on the prepared baking rack.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a meat thermometer inserted into the center of a meatball reads 160 degrees F (71 degrees C) 18 to 20 minutes.

Step 4

While the meatballs are baking whisk beef broth 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons gingersnap crumbs vinegar and sugar together in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat stirring occasionally until gravy thickens 5 to 10 minutes. Add more gingersnap crumbs for a thicker gravy or some water for a thinner consistency.

Step 5

Stir cooked meatballs and raisins into the gravy. Cover and simmer until flavors combine about 10 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Weeknight Sauerbraten Meatballs Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 417.8

% Daily Value *

Protein: 26.2g 52%

Carbohydrates: 32.2g 10%

Dietary Fiber: 1g 4%

Sugars: 18.9g

Fat: 19.6g 30%

Saturated Fat: 7g 35%

Cholesterol: 77.5mg 26%

Vitamin A Iu: 0.9IU

Niacin Equivalents: 10.5mg 81%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 16%

Vitamin C: 1.7mg 3%

Folate: 37.2mcg 9%

Calcium: 35.3mg 4%

Iron: 3.7mg 20%

Magnesium: 25.2mg 9%

Potassium: 421.7mg 12%

Sodium: 850.5mg 34%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 8%

Calories From Fat: 176.4

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.