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Baked Meatballs in Creamy Sauce

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

For the meatballs
  • 600 g minced beef
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 small onion - chopped or grated
  • 1 garlic - grated
  • 2 tbsp minced fresh parsley
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
For the white sauce
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp all purpose flour
  • 1.5 cups chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 garlic - halved
  • 1/4 tsp crushed black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp mixed herbs
  • 1/2 tsp chili flakes Optional but I added as my family likes it spicy
  • 2 heap tbsp parmesan
  • Salt if required
  • 1 cup grated mozzarella

Method
 

For the meatballs
  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the minced beef, worcestershire sauce, salt, black pepper, onion, garlic and parsley.
  3. Using a blender, process the beef till the beef is a tad finer. Do not process it till too fine though.
  4. Shape into 1 inch balls and place meatballs on a greased baking pan.
  5. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 10 minutes. Turn meatballs and bake for another 10 minutes.
For the sauce
  1. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. While the butter is melting, drop in the garlic. Stir in the all purpose flour and cook for 1 minute.
  2. Gradually add broth,mixed herbs and bring to a boil for 2-3 minutes.
  3. Add in cream, black pepper, chili flakes and parmesan.
  4. Do add salt if required.
To assemble
  1. Transfer meatballs on a baking dish/casserole and pour sauce over the meatballs. Sprinkle with cheese and bake for another 10-15 mins till golden.
  2. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.