Gingered Meatballs

16 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 12 lbs ground beef
  • 1 cup crushed ginger snaps (use your food processor)
  • 12 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1 egg
  • 12 medium onion, minced
  • 1 teaspoon allspice
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 12 teaspoon ground ginger (or 1 T. grated fresh)
  • ground black pepper
  • salt
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 (14 ounce) can reduced-sodium fat-free beef broth
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 -3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 -3 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine beef, 1/2 cup ginger snap crumbs, bread crumbs, egg, onion, spices, salt, and pepper in a large bowl (do not overmix).
  2. 2
    Form into 2-inch balls.
  3. 3
    Heat oil and butter over med-high heat; brown meatballs evenly, about 5 minutes.
  4. 4
    Add broth, the juice of 1 lemon, brown sugar, and the remaining 1/2 cup ginger snap crumbs to the pan.
  5. 5
    Cook until the cookie crumbs dissolve into the sauce, stirring carefully and frequently.
  6. 6
    Stir in parsley; decrease heat down a bit and cover; cook 10 minutes.
  7. 7
    Transfer to serving dish and serve with bamboo skewers for picking.

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