GEHAKT BALLEN (DUTCH MEATBALLS)

Gehakt Ballen (Dutch Meatballs) image

These are really delicious and easy to make. Serve with potatoes.

Provided by Glenda Morrison de Kruif

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Dutch

Time 1h25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 pound ground meatloaf mix (beef, pork veal)
4 slices white bread
⅓ cup milk
1 egg, beaten
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon freshly grated nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground cloves
salt and ground black pepper to taste
½ cup butter
2 cups water
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix

Steps:

Place meatloaf mix in a large mixing bowl; crumble bread over meat and knead with hands to combine. Add milk and egg to meat mixture. Knead onion, nutmeg, cloves, salt, and pepper into meat mixture until well-combined. Form mixture into six equal-sized balls.
Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook and stir meatballs in hot butter until browned on all sides, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir water, tomatoes, beef broth, and onion soup mix into Dutch oven; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until meatballs are tender and cooked through, about 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 524.3 calories, Carbohydrate 24.4 g, Cholesterol 168.6 mg, Fat 36.9 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 23.1 g, SaturatedFat 20.2 g, Sodium 1547.5 mg, Sugar 6.4 g