Ruths German Boiled Meatballs And Gravy Recipes

KONIGSBERGER KLOPSE (GERMAN MEATBALLS IN CREAMY CAPER SAUCE)

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven such as Le Creuset, heat broth ingredients (stock, bay leaf, cider vinegar, white wine, peppercorns, and 2 tablespoons capers) to a simmer over medium heat.
• Meanwhile, combine meatball ingredients, mix well.
• Form meat mixture into golf-ball sized balls (note: mixture will be a bit sticky and delicate to work with, but this is normal, and the result will be a moist and tender meatball!). Roll them in flour, and carefully place into hot broth; simmer each batch for 15 minutes, but do not boil. (Tip: do not crowd meatballs, ie only simmer about 10-12 meatballs at a time). Note that the broth will thicken as you add the flour covered meatballs, which will make a nice sauce.
• Carefully remove meatballs from the hot broth with a slotted spoon, and keep them warm in a covered bowl stored in the oven while making the sauce. Discard bay leaf.
• To Make Cream Sauce:.
• To hot broth stir in the sauce ingredients and heat through, but do not boil.
• Add the cooked meatballs to the heated sauce, stir gently and warm through.
• To Serve:.
• Serve Meatballs and Cream Sauce with boiled new potatoes (salzkartoffel) or hot buttered spaetzle noodles, and German Rotkohl recipe #108449. Sprinkle with snipped fresh parsley, for garnish.
• To Serve as an Appetizer:.
• Make the meatballs smaller and serve warm from the crock pot with toothpicks, buttered rolls and potato salad recipe #309891.
• Freezes well.

KUMMEL KLOPS (GERMAN MEATBALLS)

Steps:

• Mix together ground beef, salt and pepper, poultry seasoning, dill, breadcrumbs, milk, parsley and egg. Shape into 24 meatballs.
• Brown slowly, in a large skillet, turning frequently. Add broth, mushrooms and onions. Cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Take out the meatballs. Blend together the sour cream and flour. Stir into the broth. Add back the meatballs and stir, bringing just to a boil and cook for 5 minutes more.
• Serve over German dumplings, noodles or mashed potatoes.

GERMAN MEATBALLS WITH CREAM DILL GRAVY

Steps:

• Combine beef, breadcrumbs, water, onions, egg, 1 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, and pepper in a large bowl; mix lightly.
• Shape into 24 meatballs. Place on a jelly-roll pan. Bake in a hot oven (400°) for 15 minutes, or until browned.
• Meanwhile, heat butter in a medium-size saucepan. Add flour; cook until bubbly.
• Remove from heat; gradually stir in milk until smooth.
• Return to heat; cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
• Stir in dill and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Spoon over meatballs.
• Serve with hot buttered noodles, if you wish.

MEATBALLS AND GRAVY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the egg, milk, cornstarch, onion, salt, pepper, nutmeg, allspice and ginger. Add beef; mix well. Shape into 1-1/2-in. meatballs. (Mixture will be very soft. For easier shaping, rinse hands in cold water frequently.) , In a large skillet over medium heat, brown the meatballs in butter, half at a time, for about 10 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove meatballs to paper towels to drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in skillet. , For gravy, add butter to drippings. Stir in flour. Add broth and milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Season with salt and pepper. Return meatballs to skillet; heat through on low. Garnish with parsley if desired.

GERMAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together, except bread crumbs.
• Roll mixture into whatever size balls that you would want.
• Then roll the balls in bread crumbs and the cook in oil, until browned.