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French Onion Meatballs
This recipe for French onion meatballs features caramelized onions with beef and pork meatballs cooked in a savory beef broth sauce with gruyere cheese.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 35m⏳ Prep: 1h👤 Ree Drummond📖 thepioneerwoman
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●skillet
- ●baking sheet
- ●oven
- ●cutting board
- ●bowl
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat the oven to 425˚F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Heat 4 tablespoons butter in a large ovenproof braiser or deep skillet over medium-low heat. Add the onions and season with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper; stir. Cover and cook, stirring once, until the onions are softened and translucent, about ⏱️ 10 minutes. Uncover, increase the heat to medium, and cook, stirring, until very soft and deeply golden, about 10 more minutes.
2
Add the wine, thyme, and garlic and cook, stirring, until the liquid evaporates and the onions are caramelized, about 5 more minutes. Remove half of the onions to a cutting board to cool slightly. Finely chop.
3
Combine the panko, milk, parsley, mustard, egg, chopped onions, and the remaining 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Add the beef, pork, and 1 cup of the gruyère and use your hands to gently mix until combined. Shape into 36 golf ball–sized meatballs (about 1½ tablespoons each) and arrange on the prepared baking sheet. Bake until golden and cooked through, about ⏱️ 15 minutes.
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4
About ⏱️ 5 minutes before the meatballs are finished, add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter to the onions in the pan and melt over medium heat. Sprinkle in the flour and cook, stirring, until the raw flour smell disappears, 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes. Slowly pour in the beef broth and Worcestershire sauce, whisking constantly, until no lumps remain. Simmer until the sauce thickens and coats the back of a spoon, 4 to ⏱️ 5 minutes. Add the meatballs to the sauce, turning to coat. Sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup gruyère.
5
Turn the oven to broil and broil until the cheese is golden and the sauce is bubbling, 2 to ⏱️ 3 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve with baguette slices.
Baguette slices, for serving
Nutrition Facts
calories
1039 Calories
fat Content
73 g
fiber Content
5 g
sugar Content
12 g
sodium Content
1579 mg
protein Content
55 g
trans Fat Content
2 g
cholesterol Content
278 mg
carbohydrate Content
31 g
saturated Fat Content
36 g
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