Cherry Wine Meatballs
Beef meatballs simmered in a sweet and savory beefy, cherry wine sauce.
Servings: 20 meatballs
Calories: 175kcal
Cost: $9
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb ground pork
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese shredded or grated
- 2 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon sage
- salt and pepper
Cherry Wine Sauce
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 15 oz canned dark sweet cherries drained
- ½ cup dry red wine
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 2 teaspoon sage fresh or dried
- 4 cups beef broth
- 2 tablespoon corn starch
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix meatball ingredients until combined, form 2 inch balls and bake on a baking sheet for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a heavy skillet, saute garlic in olive oil until softened.
- Add drained cherries, wine, balsamic vinegar and sage. Simmer on medium high heat until cherries break down and liquid becomes reduced and thickened.
- Whisk corn starch into some beef broth to dissolve any lumps.
- Pour beef broth (and cornstarch) into skillet and simmer for 10-15 minutes on a high simmer, whisking.
- Salt and pepper sauce to taste.
- Add meatballs to skillet, reduce to low simmer and cook for up to 5 minutes, tossing to coat the meatballs.
- Serve with buttery mashed potatoes.
Nutrition
Serving: 4meatballs | Calories: 175kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 276mg | Potassium: 212mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 64IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 1mg