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Veal Marsala Meatballs

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Veal Marsala Meatballs

Photo by KaffeeAndKuchen

  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Meatballs
  • A&M's Testing Notes: KaffeAndKuchen's meatballs are a neat twist on veal marsala. The juicy, tender meatballs are served in a creamy, mildly sweet sauce. A touch of rosemary ties everything together. Her recipe...

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    KaffeeAndKuchen's Notes: I love marsala. I want to bring marsala home to meet my parents, but only to special occasions like Thanksgiving and Easter. Not to the everyday dinners and foibles of a family. When...

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Serves 4

  1. Mix all of the ingredients together for the meatballs. Roll into 1 – 1 ½” meatballs.

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  2. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat. Place meatballs in pan, but don’t crowd the pan, sauté in two batches if needed. Brown on all sides. Then remove to a plate.

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  3. Add spinach to remaining oil in pan and cook until just barely wilted. Sprinkle with salt, to preserve color, and remove to another plate.

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  4. While keeping pan on heat, add more oil if needed and onions and garlic. If there is some spinach water left in the pan, that’s fine. Sauté until onions are translucent, about 3 minutes. Then add the meatballs back to the pan. Add in marsala, chicken stock, and rosemary, reduce heat and simmer, covered for about 20 minutes.

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  5. After 20 minutes, remove lid and continue simmering for another 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Just before serving add in cream to help thicken the sauce.

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  6. Serve as is, or spoon over your favorite pasta. To serve over pasta, place pasta on a plate or bowl, add spinach on top of pasta, then spoon meatballs and sauce over everything.

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4 Comments on Veal Marsala Meatballs

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Nice, and fairly simple. Needs lots more garlic, though, and tons of black pepper.

Lnd_jen Reply

What a fun spin on Veal Marsala - these sound great!

Ab_sum Reply

Very nice combination of flavors and ingredients.

Copy_of_me Reply

Mmmm, tasty, thanks for sharing your recipe!

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