Merlot Beef Meatballs Rice Cooker Recipes

MEATBALLS IN MERLOT

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the beef, egg, onion, pickle, parsley, bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Roll mixture into 2-inch balls. In a large skillet set over medium-high heat, brown the meatballs in olive oil. Transfer the meatballs to a slow cooker.
• Discard any fat from the pan and return to heat. Add the red wine to the hot pan and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom. Allow the wine to cook and reduce by half.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and beef broth. Stir the mixture into the wine, then pour over the meatballs.
• Cover and cook on low setting for 4 hours. Serve meatballs and sauce with rice, potatoes or pasta.

MERLOT BEEF MEATBALLS (RICE COOKER RECIPE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place a rack on a shallow baking sheet.
• Mix all meatball ingredients in a medium bowl. Shape into 1-inch balls and place on rack on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 15-20 min or until lightly brown. Remove from oven; set aside.
• Set rice cooker to COOK (or rice cycle). Add butter and let melt. Add the 1/2 cup onions and mushrooms. Saute in rice cooker until onion is beginning to get soft.
• Add the meatballs to the pot. Add the merlot, brown sugar, water and the 2 tbs of cream. Close lid, set on COOK. Check in about 20 minutes--what you are looking for is the original liquid to be reduced about 50%--this GENERALLY happens when the cooker switches to warm, however, that's in my cooker and cookers vary. When you have the 50% reduction, open cooker and add the 1/2 cup of cream (you may have to add about 1/4 cup water) and stir well. Switch cooker back to COOK (or RICE) and cook until sauce is heated through and is your desired consistency.

MERLOT MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Turn on the slow cooker to low heat and add the meatballs so they can begin thawing.
• Add the balsamic vinegar, Frontera Merlot, garlic, soy sauce, and honey to a saucepan over medium-low heat and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Then add the cubes of butter to the mixture, stirring constantly to thicken as the butter melts.
• In a small prep dish, stir together the corn starch and water until starch dissolves, then stir into sauce.
• Cook for another 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly, then pour sauce over the meatballs in the slow cooker.
• Cover slow cooker and cook on high for 1½ to 2 hours or until meatballs reach an internal temperature of at least 160°F.

BEEF TIPS AND MERLOT GRAVY WITH BEEF AND ONION RICE

Steps:

• Whisk flour, 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, and seasoned salt in a large bowl until smooth and toss the beef tips in the flour mixture to coat. Remove beef with a slotted spoon.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large heavy pan or Dutch oven over medium heat; cook and stir mushrooms and 1 small chopped onion in oil until the onion is translucent, about 8 minutes. Stir in seasoned beef tips and cook and stir until the beef is browned and no longer pink inside, about 10 minutes.
• Pour in beef broth and whisk dry brown gravy mix into the beef mixture until smooth; stir in 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, parsley, and merlot. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat; simmer until gravy has thickened, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a slow cooker, cover, and cook on Low for 8 hours.
• About 25 minutes before serving time, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat and cook and stir 1 small chopped onion until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir rice into the mixture and pour in beef consomme. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cover. Simmer rice until tender and the liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes; let rice stand for 5 minutes covered before fluffing with a fork. Serve beef tips and gravy over the rice.

BEEF MERLOT CROCK POT

Steps:

• Heat frying pan on HIGH (hot pan, cold grease= NO STICKING!).
• Add 2 T bacon fat- melt.
• Add chopped onion and garlic.
• Turn down heat to medium low- sauté for 5 minutes.
• Remove and set aside.
• Turn up heat to High- get pan really hot.
• Add more bacon fat or olive oil if pan is dry.
• Quickly brown meat- let each side get browned.
• Place browned meat into crock pot.
• Add 1 cup water to pan to make a beef stock.
• Add 2 bouillon cubes- stir and break up into stock.
• Add 1/4 Merlot (or other red wine) optional.
• Pour over meat in crock pot.
• Spoon onion mixture over meat.
• Cover and cook 10 hours on Low.
• Serve with mashed potatoes (or rice), cooked/buttered broccoli and crusty rolls.

RICE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the egg, rice, onion, parsley, salt and pepper. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place on the rack in a pressure cooker. Combine the soup, water and Worcestershire sauce; pour over meatballs., Close cover securely; place pressure regulator on vent pipe. Bring cooker to full pressure over high heat. Reduce heat to medium; cook for 10 minutes. (Pressure regulator should maintain a slow steady rocking motion or release of steam; adjust heat if needed.) Remove from the heat. Immediately cool according to manufacturer's directions until pressure is completely reduce.

RICE COOKER SPAGHETTI WITH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in cooking bowl in order listed.
• Place bowl into rice cooker and plug in the appliance; the warm light will come on.
• Push the on switch to cook and place the lid on the cooker.
• Set kitchen timer and cook for 20 minutes.
• Test pasta for doneness.
• Place the lid back on the cooker and if necessary, cook several minutes longer until pasta is tender,
• Serve immediately.
• If desired, garnish each serving with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and serve with Texas toast.

PRESSURE COOKER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine meat, rice, salt, pepper, and onion.
• Shape into meatballs.
• Heat tomato juice and water in cooker. Drop meatballs into juice mixture.
• Close cover and place pressure regulator on pipe, cook for 10 minutes with pressure regulator rocking slowly. In other words, secure pressure cooker lid properly, bring the heat up to begin the regulator rocking and when that begins lower the heat until the regulator rocks slowly.
• Remove from heat and let pressure drop by itself. Use precaution and open the lid away from yourself after the pressure cooker valve stops steaming.