Beef Meatballs with Cranberries and Fig Sauce

Another Autumn/ Winter dish of tender meatballs with rich and delicious sauce. You can serve them with orzo pasta like I did or with rice, pasta, couscous, vegetables.

Very tasty and fragrant!

 

Beef Meatballs with Cranberries and Fig Sauce Recipe

By Olya Sandstrom Published: September 3, 2020

  • Yield: 4 Servings

Another Autumn/ Winter dish of tender meatballs with rich and delicious sauce. You can serve them with orzo pasta like I did or with …

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Cut the shallots and red onions (or any other small sweet onions) into 2-4 pieces. Cut the figs into 2-4 pieces.
  2. For the meatballs: Finely chop the garlic, onions, basil leaves, and cranberries. In a bowl, mix the minced meat, onion, garlic, basil, spices, cranberries, salt, pepper and egg. Make a meatballs the size of a golf ball.
  3. Heat the vegetable oil in a large frying pan with a thick bottom and high sides, place the meatballs and fry them at medium heat on all sides for a couple of minutes until golden. Place the meatballs separately in a plate.
  4. Wipe the same frying pan with a paper towel and heat the vegetable oil in it again. Add the shallots and red onions, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, about 10 minutes, until golden brown. Add the wine 2 minutes later. Next add the hot chicken broth, a bay leaf, oregano, sugar, salt and pepper. After mixing it put the figs, meatballs on top of the onions, the broth should cover them almost completely. Bring to a boil and reduce heat, simmer on low for 30-40 minutes.
  5. Whisk the yogurt.
  6. In a wide dish place the meatballs with onion sauce, top them with yogurt and finely chopped herbs.

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