| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Dairy, Meats, Eggs, Vegetables |
Belgian |
Hamburger, Belgian |
6 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 |
c |
Fresh white bread crumbs |
| 1/4 |
c |
Milk; or more |
| 1 |
lb |
Ground beef, lean |
| 1/2 |
lb |
Ground pork or veal |
| 1 |
lg |
Egg |
| 1 |
tb |
Shallots; minced |
| 1 |
tb |
Parsley, fresh; fine minced |
|
|
;salt & pepper to taste |
| 1 |
pn |
Nutmeg; grated |
| 2 |
tb |
Flour |
| 2 |
tb |
Unsalted butter |
| 1 |
tb |
Vegetable oil |
| 1 |
md |
Onion; thinly sliced |
| 3 |
|
Belgian endive; cored/cut in 1/4-inch rounds |
| 1 |
ts |
Sugar |
|
|
;salt & pepper to taste |
| 1 1/2 |
tb |
Flour; up to 2 tb |
| 1 |
c |
Blond Pilsner-style beer |
| 1/2 |
c |
Beef broth; or chicken |
| 2 |
tb |
Parsley, fresh; garnish |
INSTRUCTIONS
MEATBALLS
SAUCE
1. To prepare meatballs, soak bread crumbs in milk until thoroughly
moistened; squeeze dry with hands. Combine bread crumbs, ground meats,
eggs, shallots, parsley, salt, pepper and nutmeg in medium bowl. Form
mixture into 6 to 8 balls or patties (2 inches in diameter and 1/2-inch
thick); dust with 2 tablespoons flour.
2. Heat butter and oil in deep, heavy Dutch oven, until hot but not
smoking, over high heat. Add meatballs; cook until browned on all sides,
about 5 minutes, making sure butter does not burn. Remove meat balls to
platter; keep warm.
3. To prepare sauce, discard all but 2 tablespoons of fat in pan. Add oion
and endives. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, for about 10 minutes.
Add sugar, salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons flour to vegetables; cook,
stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes longer. Add beer and broth; heat to quick
boil, scrapig up all brown bits from bottom of pan.
4. Reduce heat to simmer; return meatballs to pan, placing them on top of
vegetables. Simmer, partly covered, until meat is cooked through, 45
minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Source: "Everybody Eats Well in Belgium Cookbook" by Ruth Van Warebeck;
printed in the Chicago Tribune, October 2, 1996
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #315
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 16:13:16 +0000
From: Linda Place <placel@worldnet.att.net>
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