Re: Chef MTM's Original Recipe

So...in my last post, I explained how there are a few items that I've never made, only because of the fear of totally bombing the taste factor.  Well...after searching for a good meatball recipe, I decided to develop my own.  I also doctored up a recipe for some sauce to accompany the meatballs.

Here's both recipes as well as some pics to walk you through..

Chef MTM’s Meatball Recipe

Ingredients

1lb 4oz ground beef

5-6oz Mirepoix (minced)
½ and ¼ teaspoons Salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1 teaspoon minced garlic
3 ½ oz Plain Bread Crumbs (fine)
1 egg
2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons water

Instructions

Combine all ingredients into a large bowl and mix by hand until all ingredients have been fully incorporated.  Make sure to not have any breadcrumb lumps.  Roll into 1 inch diameter balls.  Spray broiler pan with non-stick cooking spray.  Place meatballs onto broiler pan, making sure that they are not touching.  Place in oven and cook for 40-50 minutes.

Chef MTM’s Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

1 15.5 oz can Manwich Original Sloppy Joe Sauce

1 15 oz can Hunts Tomato Sauce
4 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 teaspoon mustard
5 oz Onion (Julienne)
1 tbsp butter
1 pinch ground black pepper
1 pinch salt
1 tablespoon Lea and Perrins The Original Worcestershire Sauce

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in sauce pan, stir and simmer for 30 minutes.

Combining Meatballs with Sauce 

Place meatballs (single layer) in an oven-safe dish. 

Pour sauce over meatballs.  Place dish in oven and cook for 35-40 minutes. 

Remove and serve.

 

These meatballs can be served alone (as you see in the pics below, or ,with your favorite pasta.

Overall, I'm extremely satisfied with my first set of meatballs.  They were moist and didn't fall apart and I could taste the hint of flavors from the mirepoix (onions, carrots, and celery) as well.  As for the sauce, well, it wasn't completely from scratch due to the fact that I used to canned products, but, the end product was far from a sloppy joe taste and it was too tangy to even be considered your typical tomato sauce.  I'll leave it up for you to decide.  Cook it, and let me know how it turns out.


Happy Eating.