Meatballs In French Wine Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/3 cup fine breadcrumbs
• 2 teaspoons instant minced onion
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 lb mushroom, cut in quarters
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon beef stock or 1 beef bouillon cube
• 3/4 cup dry red wine (burgundy or chianti)
• 2 tablespoons catsup
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 (8 ounce) can pearl onions, drained
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 4 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup cold water

Recipe

• 1 meatballs: combine all meatball ingredients mixing well.
• 2 shape into balls using about 2 tablespoons mixture for each one.
• 3 place on a greased, rimmed baking sheet.
• 4 bake at 500 degrees for about 12 to 15 minutes.
• 5 wine sauce: in a frying pan, melt butter.
• 6 add mushrooms.
• 7 stir over medium heat until golden.
• 8 pour in the water, sprinkle in beef stock base or bouillon cube and stir to dissolve.
• 9 add wine, catsup, bay leaf, onions and garlic.
• 10 slowly blend 1/4 cup cold water into the cornstarch and stir into the mixture.
• 11 cook, sitrirng until boiles and thickens.
• 12 to serve, place meatballs on a bed of cooked rice and pour sauce over meatballs.