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🍽️ Meatballs with Crispy Bacon Potatoes and Herb Sauce

462 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• small potatoes, mostly waxy 1 kg
• salt pinch
• onions, yellow 1 pc.
• oil 2 tbsp
• chives, fresh 10 g
• parsley, fresh 30 g
• beef mince 600 g
• mustard 1 tbsp
• breadcrumbs 5 tbsp
• pepper, black ground pinch
• butter 2 tbsp
• wheat flour, Type 405 2 tbsp
• milk 300 ml
• bacon strips 50 g

Instructions

1. 1. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius with fan setting.
2. 2. Fill a pot with water and add salt.
3. 3. Place the potatoes in the salted water.
4. 4. Bring the water to a boil.
5. 5. Reduce the heat to medium.
6. 6. Cover the pot.
7. 7. Let the potatoes cook for about 15 minutes.
8. 8. Cut an onion in half.
9. 9. Remove the outer skin of the onion.
10. 10. Finely chop the onion.
11. 11. Add one tablespoon of oil to a frying pan.
12. 12. Heat the oil on medium heat.
13. 13. Fry the chopped onion for about 3 minutes.
14. 14. Wash the fresh herbs under running water.
15. 15. Dry the herbs thoroughly.
16. 16. Cut the chives into fine rings.
17. 17. Pluck the leaves from the dill and parsley.
18. 18. Finely chop the dill and parsley leaves.
19. 19. Take a large bowl.
20. 20. Add the minced meat to the bowl.
21. 21. Add one third of the chopped herbs.
22. 22. Add mustard.
23. 23. Add breadcrumbs.
24. 24. Add the fried onion.
25. 25. Mix all ingredients well together.
26. 26. Season the meat mixture with salt.
27. 27. Season the meat mixture with pepper.
28. 28. Form small balls from the meat mixture.
29. 29. Place the meatballs on a baking sheet.
30. 30. Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven.
31. 31. Bake the meatballs for about 15 minutes.
32. 32. Melt butter in a pot.
33. 33. Heat the butter on medium heat.
34. 34. Add flour to the melted butter.
35. 35. Stir the flour with a whisk.
36. 36. Add milk slowly.
37. 37. Continue stirring until the milk is incorporated.
38. 38. Let the sauce simmer for about 5 minutes.
39. 39. Check if the sauce is slightly thick.
40. 40. Season the sauce with salt.
41. 41. Season the sauce with pepper.
42. 42. Add the remaining herbs to the sauce.
43. 43. Puree the sauce with a hand blender.
44. 44. Mix the sauce for about 1 minute.
45. 45. Ensure the sauce is smooth.
46. 46. Cover the sauce to keep it warm.
47. 47. Drain the cooking water from the potatoes.
48. 48. Let the potatoes drain in the sieve for a short time.
49. 49. Let the potatoes steam dry for a short time.
50. 50. Return the potatoes to the pot.
51. 51. Add one tablespoon of oil to the pan.
52. 52. Add the bacon strips to the pan.
53. 53. Fry the potatoes and bacon on medium heat.
54. 54. Shake the pan regularly.
55. 55. Fry the potatoes for about 5 minutes.
56. 56. Fry the potatoes until they are crispy.
57. 57. Fry the potatoes until they are golden brown.
58. 58. Take the meatballs out of the oven.
59. 59. Place the meatballs on plates.
60. 60. Add the fried bacon potatoes.
61. 61. Add the herb sauce.
62. 62. Serve the dish.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 462
• Protein: 27 g · Fett/Fat: 25 g · Carbs: 31 g