Meatballs with cheese in beer sauce
2 servings
60 minutes
Cheese meatballs in beer sauce are a gourmet dish of European cuisine that combines the rich flavors of meat, cheese, and aromatic sauce. The recipe's roots trace back to traditional meatballs popular in various cuisines worldwide, but its uniqueness lies in the spicy combination of cheddar and cranberry jam. Tender meatballs hiding melted cheese inside are baked in the oven and then soaked in a thick beer-based sauce with spices, creating an unmatched blend of sweetness, tartness, and bitterness. This recipe is perfect for a cozy dinner with a glass of beer or as an original treat for a festive table. Meatballs can be served with mashed potatoes or fresh bread that perfectly absorbs the rich sauce.
1
Chop the onion finely. Take 2/3 of this onion and sauté it in 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil with rosemary.
- Onion: 3 pieces
- Vegetable oil: 2 tablespoons
- Rosemary: to taste
2
Take 80-90% of the minced meat (the remaining 10-20% will be needed for the sauce). Add sautéed onions with rosemary, breadcrumbs (40 grams is about 3 tablespoons heaped), salt to the minced meat and mix everything thoroughly.
- Mince: 300 g
- Onion: 3 pieces
- Rosemary: to taste
- Breadcrumbs: 40 g
- Salt: to taste
3
Form meatballs with a diameter of 4-5 cm (about 4 meatballs), placing a small cube of cheese (about 1 cm on each side) in the center of each.
- Cheddar cheese: 40 g
4
Place the meatballs in a deep dish greased with oil. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes at 180°C.
- Vegetable oil: 2 tablespoons
5
5. While the meatballs are in the oven, we prepare the sauce. Sauté the remaining 1/3 onion with the leftover minced meat in 1 tbsp of oil (about 3-5 minutes). Add jam, mustard, vinegar, beer, flour, and water. Add the jam when the sauce boils and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Onion: 3 pieces
- Mince: 300 g
- Lingonberry jam: 1 tablespoon
- Mustard: 1 tablespoon
- Balsamic vinegar: 1 tablespoon
- Beer: 250 ml
- Wheat flour: 1 tablespoon
6
Pour the sauce over our meatballs and return them to the oven for another 10 minutes.
- Beer: 250 ml
