Meatballs with bacon and thyme

A meatball full of flavor in a creamy gravy. Prepared with some salty bacon and sweet thyme. A lovely ball served with a nice hotchpot or mashed potatoes.

Wednesday meatball day in the Netherlands. Well, it's not Wednesday, but nevertheless a meatball is always possible. Here they are received at least with loud cheers.
Often we eat them in winter with a hotchpot.

You make a nice hole in the hotchpot and you place the meatball in. With a little gravy alongside. Then the meal can't go wrong.
And even though I find a delicious Dutch meatball is always a winner. These meatballs with salty bacon and sweet thyme are irresistibly delicious. I would say try it yourself!

 

It's a good taste!

 

Recipe: Meatballs with bacon and

thyme

Meatballs with bacon and thyme

A meatball full of flavor in a creamy gravy. Prepared with some salty bacon and sweet thyme. A lovely ball served with a nice hotchpot or mashed potatoes.

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Servings 4 persons

Course: Hoofdgerecht

Cuisine Nederlands

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients 

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• 1 shallot
• 1 clove garlic
• 75 grams bacon
• 2 teaspoons thyme dried
• 4 tablespoons breadcrumbs
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 egg size L
• 500 grams minced beef
• 3 tablespoons butter
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• Chop the onion and slice the garlic finely.
• Fry the bacon strips about 1 minute in the pan.
• Add the onion and bake for another 3 minutes.
• Add the garlic and thyme and fry everything about 1 minute, while continuing to stir.
• Remove from heat.
• Put the breadcrumbs in the bowl and pour the milk in.
• Mix with the onion mixture, the egg and meat.
• Bring to taste with salt and pepper.
• Role eight balls from the meat.
• Melt the butter in the pan and fry the balls until golden brown.
• Reduce heat to low and add 1 cup hot water.
• Put the lid on the pan and bake the balls in about 20 minutes. (check occasionally and turn them when needed).
• Take the balls out of the pan to make a gravy:
• Using a wooden spatula scrape the bottom of the pan.
• Add 2 tablespoons of hot water (and optional one teaspoon thyme). Serve the gravy with the meatballs.

Nutrition

Calories: 540kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 43g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 166mg | Sodium: 378mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 359IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Iron: 4mg

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