French Onion Meatballs

Name: French Onion Meatballs
Cuisine: Mediterranean, European
Ingredients: For the Meatballs; 1 lb ground beef; 1/2 cup shredded Gruyere cheese; 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs; 1 egg; 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped; salt and pepper to taste; French Onion Sauce:; 2 tbs olive oil; 2 tbs butter; 2 large onions, sliced thin; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 ¾ cups low sodium beef broth; 1 tsp fresh thyme; 2 cups shredded Gruyere cheese; fresh chopped parsley; 4 large slices sourdough bread, toasted

7 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:51:22 GMT

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 lbground beef

½ cupshredded gruyere cheese

½ cuppanko breadcrumbs

1egg

¼ cupfresh parsley

French Onion Sauce

2 Tbsolive oil

2 Tbsbutter

1 ¾ cupslow sodium beef broth

1 tspfresh thyme

2 cupsshredded gruyere cheese

parsley

fresh, chopped

4slices sourdough bread

large, toasted

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 425°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

Mix all of the meatball ingredients until combined. Form your medium sized meatballs; I produced 16 meatballs. Bake them for 20-25 minutes.

Step 3

French Onion Sauce:

Step 4

Melt your butter with the oil in a large deep pan or wide dutch oven. Add the onions and cook on LOW HEAT until they soften and caramelize, should take 30-45 minutes. Stir occasionally.

Step 5

Stir in the garlic for 30 seconds. Pour in the beef broth, thyme and season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and then lower heat to a simmer. Cook for about 10-15 minutes, allowing it to thicken.

Step 6

Add the cooked meatballs to the sauce pan and sprinkle the cheese on top. Cover the pan for the cheese to melt.

Step 7

To serve: Garnish with fresh parsley. Add meatballs and onions on top of your bread slices.