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Meatballs In Red Wine Sauce
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What a symphony of flavors. Deliciously moist meatballs made with ground sirloin are complemented by notes of fresh basil in a mushroom wine sauce over noodles.
serves/makes:
ready in:
1-2 hrs
1-2 hrs
1 review
ingredients
6 ounces fresh white bread crumbs
5 ounces milk
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 pound ground sirloin
1 teaspoon paprika
5 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
salt and pepper
Mushroom and Wine Sauce
1 tablespoon butter
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
8 ounces sliced mushrooms
2 tablespoons flour
7 ounces beef broth
5 ounces red wine
4 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon fresh basil, finely chopped
salt and pepper
1 pound egg noodles, cooked
fresh basil sprigs for garnish
directions
Place bread crumbs in bowl; add milk and leave to soak about 30 minutes.
To make sauce, heat 1 tablespoon butter and the oil in saucepan. Add garlic and mushrooms and cook 4 minutes. Stir in flour and cook 2 minutes. Add broth and wine and simmer 15 minutes. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, brown sugar and basil. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer 30 minutes.
To make meatballs, mix onions, ground sirloin and paprika with the bread crumb-milk mixture and season to taste. Shape mixture into meatballs; cook and add to sauce. Serve with hot noodles and garnish with basil sprigs.
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reviews & comments
September 25, 2013
I used canned diced tomatoes instead of fresh but otherwise followed the directions. The wine sauce is delicious! I don't think you even need to cook the meatballs separately - just add them to the sauce while it is simmering after you season it. They'll cook in the delicious mixture.