Best German Meatballs With Gingersnap Gravy Recipes

BAVARIAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute' onion in butter until tender.
• Transfer to a bowl; add the torn bread, milk, mustard, salt and pepper.
• Add beef and mix well.
• Shape into (about 29) 1-1/4 inch size meatballs.
• Place meatballs in a greased 2-1/2 quart rectangular baking dish.
• In a small saucepan, add the mushrooms, crushed gingersnaps, water, brown sugar and bouillon granules.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, (stirring constantly) until sauce is slightly thickened.
• Pour sauce over meatballs.
• Cover, and bake 35 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
• Note: I used Stauffer's Original Recipe Ginger Snaps, but you can also use the Rippin Good Brand. Each cookie is about 2-1/4 inch in size.

WEEKNIGHT SAUERBRATEN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place a baking rack on top. Spray the rack with cooking spray.
• Combine ground beef, onion, gingersnap crumbs, water, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Shape into 24 meatballs using a tablespoon-sized cookie scoop. Place the meatballs on the prepared baking rack.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a meat thermometer inserted into the center of a meatball reads 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), 18 to 20 minutes.
• While the meatballs are baking, whisk beef broth, 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons gingersnap crumbs, vinegar, and sugar together in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until gravy thickens, 5 to 10 minutes. Add more gingersnap crumbs for a thicker gravy, or some water for a thinner consistency.
• Stir cooked meatballs and raisins into the gravy. Cover and simmer until flavors combine, about 10 minutes.

GINGERSNAP MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine the first five ingredients.
• Shape into meatballs any size you choose.
• Brown the meatballs in a little vegetable oil.
• Transfer to a baking dish.
• Combine the rest of the ingredients for the sauce.
• Bring to a boil in a sauce pan.
• Pour the sauce over the meatballs and bake@ 350 for 40-45 minutes.

FRIGADELLAN (GERMAN MEATBALLS)

Steps:

• 1. saute onions til soft and starting to brown, I use my 10 inch cast iron frying pan.
• 2. add all ingredients to mixing bowl except bread crumbs, flour and broth, mix thoroughly. add enough bread crumbs to form soft patties.
• 3. form into eight patties and add them to the pan you saute your onions in. brown on all sides
• 4. When patties are browned on all sides, add beef broth to about half way up the patties in the pan, I used 2 cups. lower heat to a simmer and cook covered for an hour, turning occasionally
• 5. When finished cooking, remove patties from pan, whisk in flour to make gravy. add patties back to the pan with the gravy and serve over noodles, rice, potatoes, your choice

SAUERBRATEN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. In small bowl, mix all meatball ingredients. Shape mixture into 10 (1 1/2-inch) meatballs. Place in ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until thoroughly cooked and no longer pink in center; drain.
• Meanwhile, cook and drain noodles as directed on package, omitting salt.
• In 2-quart saucepan, heat all sauce ingredients to boiling, stirring occasionally; reduce heat to medium. Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened.
• Stir drained meatballs into sauce. Serve over noodles.

KONIGSBERGER KLOPSE (GERMAN MEATBALLS IN CREAMY CAPER SAUCE)

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven such as Le Creuset, heat broth ingredients (stock, bay leaf, cider vinegar, white wine, peppercorns, and 2 tablespoons capers) to a simmer over medium heat.
• Meanwhile, combine meatball ingredients, mix well.
• Form meat mixture into golf-ball sized balls (note: mixture will be a bit sticky and delicate to work with, but this is normal, and the result will be a moist and tender meatball!). Roll them in flour, and carefully place into hot broth; simmer each batch for 15 minutes, but do not boil. (Tip: do not crowd meatballs, ie only simmer about 10-12 meatballs at a time). Note that the broth will thicken as you add the flour covered meatballs, which will make a nice sauce.
• Carefully remove meatballs from the hot broth with a slotted spoon, and keep them warm in a covered bowl stored in the oven while making the sauce. Discard bay leaf.
• To Make Cream Sauce:.
• To hot broth stir in the sauce ingredients and heat through, but do not boil.
• Add the cooked meatballs to the heated sauce, stir gently and warm through.
• To Serve:.
• Serve Meatballs and Cream Sauce with boiled new potatoes (salzkartoffel) or hot buttered spaetzle noodles, and German Rotkohl recipe #108449. Sprinkle with snipped fresh parsley, for garnish.
• To Serve as an Appetizer:.
• Make the meatballs smaller and serve warm from the crock pot with toothpicks, buttered rolls and potato salad recipe #309891.
• Freezes well.

SAUERBRATEN WITH GINGERSNAP GRAVY

Steps:

• 1. Place the roast in a deep ceramic or glass bowl. Most crock pots have a removable one. Add onions, peppercorns, cloves and bay leaf. Pour white vinegar, water and cider vinegar over teh roast. Chill, covered, for 4 days. Turn meat twice each day. Remove the meat from the marinade. dry it well with paper towels and strain the marinade into a bowl. Reserve the onions and one cup of marinade.
• 2. In a Dutch oven, brown the meat on all sides in hot vegetable oil. Sprinkle meat with salt. Pour boiling water around the meat, sprinkle in crushed gingersnaps and simmer, covered for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Turn often. Add one cup of reserved marinade and cook meat 2 hours or more until tender. Remove the meat and keep it warm. Strain the cooking juices into a large saucepan.
• 3. In a small bowl, mix sour cream with flour. Stir it into the cooking juices and cook, stirring until sauce is thickened and smooth. Slice the meat into 1/4 inch slices. Add to the hot gravy. Arrange meat on a heated platter and pour extra sauce over it. Makes 8 to 10 servings.