Spicy Beefy Meatballs with Onion Gravy
Try these Spicy Beefy Meatballs with Onion Gravy, they're perfect for a cozy family dinner. Eat them on a sub, over rice, or with pasta and your favorite vegetable.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef I used 90% lean
- 1 cups panko bread crumbs
- 1 large egg
- 1 clove minced garlic or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dry oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoons oil
- 1/4 cup diced onion
Sauce
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon
- 2 teaspoons beef bouillon
- * add as much or as little bouillon as you prefer these amounts worked for me
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes For added spice, Leave it out if you do not want the sauce spicy,
Instructions
- In a medium bowl mix beef with 1 cup breadcrumbs, egg, garlic, crushed red pepper, and oregano.
- Shape into two tablespoon-sized meatballs.
- Heat the skillet on high and place a tablespoon of oil in the pan.
- Place meatballs in the pan and cook on all sides (turn the temperature to medium). Continue cooking until they reach an internal temperature of 155 degrees.
- Move the meatballs to one side of the pan.
- Add the onion to the pan and stir to cook 1 minute.
- Add the tablespoon of butter and flour, and stir the onions into it.
- Next, in a pourable measuring cup, add the water mixed with bouillon (and crushed red pepper flakes if adding them). Whisking it to create the sauce.
- Simmer the sauce over medium heat, simmering (with small bubbles). Once it thickens, turn it to low.
- Roll all the meatballs into the sauce to coat them in the onion gravy.
- Serve on a sub roll, over rice, or pasta. Add a vegetable, and you will have a new favorite meal for dinner that is ready in minutes.
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Notes
Serve with bread, over rice or egg noodles. These make great sliders too.