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🍽️ Meatballs in Basil Cream Sauce with Potatoes and Broccoli

573 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Peel the potatoes and wash them thoroughly.
  2. 2. Cut the potatoes lengthwise into quarters.
  3. 3. Place the potato pieces in a pot with salted water.
  4. 4. Bring the water to a boil.
  5. 5. Cook the potatoes over medium heat for about 20 minutes.
  6. 6. Wash the broccoli thoroughly.
  7. 7. Separate the broccoli into small florets.
  8. 8. Add the broccoli to the potatoes after 15 minutes of cooking time.
  9. 9. Cook everything together until both vegetables are tender.
  10. 10. Drain the vegetables in a colander.
  11. 11. Let the vegetables drain well.
  12. 12. Wash the lemon.
  13. 13. Cut the lemon in half.
  14. 14. Squeeze the juice from the lemon.
  15. 15. Wash the basil.
  16. 16. Shake the basil dry.
  17. 17. Pluck the basil leaves from the stems.
  18. 18. Finely chop the basil leaves.
  19. 19. Place the bread rolls in a bowl.
  20. 20. Cover the bread rolls with lukewarm water.
  21. 21. Let the bread rolls soak for about 5 minutes.
  22. 22. Squeeze the soaked bread well.
  23. 23. Cut the onion in half.
  24. 24. Peel the onion halves.
  25. 25. Dice the onion finely.
  26. 26. Place the minced meat in a large bowl.
  27. 27. Add the egg to the minced meat.
  28. 28. Add the diced onion to the minced meat.
  29. 29. Add the squeezed bread to the minced meat.
  30. 30. Mix all ingredients for the meatballs well.
  31. 31. Season the meat mixture with salt.
  32. 32. Season the meat mixture with pepper.
  33. 33. Form balls about 4 cm in size from the mixture.
  34. 34. Place the broth in a pot.
  35. 35. Bring the broth to a boil.
  36. 36. Lower the meatballs into the simmering broth.
  37. 37. Cook the meatballs covered over low to medium heat.
  38. 38. Cook the meatballs for about 15 minutes.
  39. 39. Remove the cooked meatballs from the broth.
  40. 40. Melt the butter in a pot over medium heat.
  41. 41. Add the flour to the melted butter.
  42. 42. Sauté the flour for about 2 minutes.
  43. 43. Deglaze the flour mixture gradually with 500 ml of the meatball broth.
  44. 44. Stir constantly while doing so.
  45. 45. Season the sauce with salt.
  46. 46. Season the sauce with pepper.
  47. 47. Add the lemon juice to the sauce.
  48. 48. Add the cream to the sauce.
  49. 49. Let the sauce simmer gently for about 2 minutes.
  50. 50. Stir the chopped basil into the sauce.
  51. 51. Taste the sauce one last time and adjust seasoning.
  52. 52. Add the meatballs to the sauce.
  53. 53. Distribute the potatoes and broccoli onto the plates.
  54. 54. Serve the meatballs with the sauce alongside.
  55. 55. Serve the dish immediately.

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