Meatballs in Creamy Sauce with Mashed Potatoes Recipe
A comforting dish featuring juicy minced beef meatballs cooked in a creamy tomato sauce, served alongside buttery mashed potatoes infused with a hint of nutmeg and parsley garnish.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: European
Ingredients
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Meatballs
- 500g minced beef
- 1 egg
- 80g breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
Sauce
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 200 ml cream
- 100 ml vegetable broth
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 handful parsley, chopped
Mashed Potatoes
- 1.5 kg floury potatoes
- 100 g butter
- 100 ml milk
- 100 ml potato cooking water
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Prepare Mashed Potatoes: Peel the potatoes and cut them into equally sized pieces for even cooking. Cook them in salted water for about 20-30 minutes until they become soft and tender.
- Mash Potatoes: Drain the potatoes, reserving the cooking water. Mash the potatoes together with the reserved potato water, milk, butter, salt, pepper, and a pinch of nutmeg until smooth and creamy.
- Make Meatballs Mixture: In a bowl, combine the minced beef, egg, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, and sweet paprika. Mix thoroughly to evenly distribute the ingredients.
- Form Meatballs: Shape the mixture into small balls, approximately 25 grams each, ensuring they are uniform in size for consistent cooking.
- Fry Meatballs: Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Fry the meatballs for about 10 minutes, turning occasionally to brown all sides evenly. Once cooked, remove the meatballs from the pan and set aside.
- Prepare Sauce: In the same pan, fry the diced onions until translucent. Add chopped garlic and fry briefly until fragrant.
- Combine Sauce Ingredients: Add the tomato paste to the pan and sauté briefly. Deglaze the pan by pouring in the cream and vegetable broth, stirring to combine.
- Simmer Meatballs in Sauce: Season the sauce with salt and pepper, then add the meatballs back into the pan. Cover and let cook over medium heat for about 5-10 minutes to allow flavors to meld and meatballs to heat through.
- Serve: Sprinkle chopped parsley over the meatballs and serve warm, accompanied by the creamy mashed potatoes.
Notes
- For best texture, use floury potatoes like Russets or Maris Piper for the mashed potatoes.
- If you prefer a richer sauce, use heavy cream instead of regular cream.
- Make sure not to overcrowd the pan when frying the meatballs to ensure even browning.
- Reserve some potato cooking water to adjust the mashed potatoes’ consistency if needed.
- This recipe can be doubled easily for larger groups.
Keywords: meatballs, creamy sauce, mashed potatoes, minced beef, comfort food, easy dinner
