Red Wine Meatballs Recipes

RED WINE SPAGHETTI WITH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• For the sauce: Combine the tomatoes, onions, garlic and bay leaf in large Dutch oven. Season with salt and pepper and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer, partially covered, until the tomatoes have broken down and the sauce has slightly thickened, 30 to 45 minutes. (If needed, cook uncovered for another 10 minutes until thickened to desired consistency.) Remove the bay leaf and pulse the sauce with an immersion blender until slightly smooth but still rough. Add the butter and half of the parsley and season to taste. Keep warm over medium heat until the meatballs are ready.
• For the meatballs: While the sauce is simmering, start on the meatballs. In a large saute pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions and saute until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat.
• Combine the Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, sage and 1/2 cup of the milk in a small bowl and set aside to allow the dried herbs to reconstitute, about 5 minutes. This will soften the spices and release their flavors.
• Transfer the sauteed onions and milk mixture to a large bowl. Add the ground beef, couscous, grated Parmesan, ricotta, eggs, garlic and 2 teaspoons kosher salt. Combine with your hands, making sure not to overmix. If the mixture looks too dry, add the remaining 1/4 cup milk. Using a 1 1/2-ounce-portion scoop or a scant 1/4 cup, scoop the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet. The mixture should yield 30 meatballs.
• Bake the meatballs until firm on the outside but slightly undercooked in the center, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the meatballs to the blended sauce and cook until cooked through, 10 minutes.
• For the pasta: In a large high-sided saute pan, bring 5 cups water, 3 cups of wine, and some salt to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, about 9 minutes, pressing the pasta down as it cooks to make sure it is fully submerged in the liquid.
• Strain the cooked pasta and return it to the pan along with any remaining wine (there should only be a little bit, less than 1/4 cup) and 1 cup of the sauce. Toss to combine. Serve immediately, topped with more sauce and the meatballs. Garnish with the remaining parsley and shaved Parmesan.

BRAISED MEATBALLS IN RED-WINE GRAVY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine bread pieces and whole milk in medium bowl, pressing on bread to submerge; let stand until milk is absorbed, about 10 minutes. Squeeze out most of milk from bread; discard milk. Place bread in large bowl. Add ground beef, eggs, finely chopped onion, 1/2 cup chopped Italian parsley, salt, pepper, and dried summer savory and mix well. Transfer meat mixture to processor. Process until well blended and mixture looks pasty. Form mixture into 1 3/4-inch-diameter meatballs (about 30). Divide meatballs between two 13x9x2-inch glass baking dishes. Bake meatballs 30 minutes. Set meatballs aside.
• Dust meatballs with flour; shake off excess. Melt butter with oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add meatballs to skillet and sauté until brown on all sides, about 3 minutes. Return all meatballs to skillet. Whisk wine and tomato paste in small bowl to blend. Add wine mixture to meatballs and bring to boil. Continue boiling until wine thickens slightly, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Add broth, reduce heat to medium and simmer until flavors blend and gravy thickens, stirring frequently, about 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer meatballs and gravy to bowl. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon parsley and serve.

RED WINE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, cornstarch and allspice, tossing lightly with a fork until blended.
• Beat egg slightly, add cream and salt and blend.
• Add to meat mixture and mix lightly.
• Shape into 1 1/2" balls.
• Heat oil in skillet, add meat balls and brown on all sides.
• Remove meatballs and reserve.
• Add flour to drippings in skillet and blend.
• Add consumme, water, pepper and wine.
• Cook, stirring constantly until thickened and smooth.
• Add salt to taste.
• Add meatballs, cover skillet and simmer 20 minutes.

SWEDISH MEATBALLS WITH RED WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Add bread crumbs, cornstarch, salt, pepper, allspice or mace, beaten egg, and milk to the ground beef. Sauté onion lightly in fat or oil. Mix with ground meat mixture. Blend ingredients thoroughly. Shape into tiny balls-40 to 42 in all. Brown lightly in a little oil or fat. Remove meatballs from pan. Make gravy by slowly blending the flour into the fat in pan, and then slowly adding water and wine. Add salt and pepper to gravy, to taste. Return meatballs to pan; simmer 20 minutes.

EASY BRAISED MEATBALLS IN RED WINE GRAVY

Steps:

• Shape the ground beef into small meatballs using you favorite meatball recipe.
• Place into a baking dish in a single layer, and bake in a 350 degree oven for about 20-25 minutes (just to release some of the fat) set aside until cool enough to handle.
• Dust the meatballs generously in flour then shake off any excess flour.
• Heat oil in a skillet with about 3 tablespoon butter.
• Brown the meatballs (working in batches) well on all sides for about 3 minutes; place in a bowl.
• In the same skillet saute the onion and garlic until soft (about 6-8 minutes).
• Return the meatballs back to the skillet.
• Whisk in wine and tomato paste in a small bowl to blend well, then add to the skillet and bring to a boil.
• Continue boiling until the wine thickens slighty, stirring with a wooden spoon constantly (about 8-10 minutes).
• Add in broth, reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until the flavors blend and the gravy thickens, stirring frequently (about 40-45 minutes, the longer simmering time the more flavor it will have).
• Season with salt and pepper, then transfer to a large serving bowl.
• Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese if desired.