Savory Meatballs In Lemon Sauce
Savory Meatballs In Lemon Sauce are tender, flavorful meatballs simmered in a bright, buttery lemon sauce. Perfect for dinner or entertaining, this dish is rich, zesty, and comforting.
Ingredients
For the Meatballs
- Olive oil
- 200 grams 7 ounces ground pork
- 400 grams 14 ounces lean ground beef
- 1 large egg
- 100 grams 3.5 ounces crustless bread
- 125 ml ½ cup white wine
- 100 grams ½ cup minced onion
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano plus extra for serving
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley or fresh minced
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt plus extra for sauce
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper plus extra for sauce
For the Sauce
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups 500 ml hot water or stock (vegetable, beef, or chicken)
- 8 –10 tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
- Soak bread in white wine, then crumble. Mix with pork, beef, egg, herbs, onion, garlic, salt, and pepper until uniform.
- Shape into 15 oval meatballs and refrigerate 1 hour.
- Sear meatballs in olive oil over medium heat until browned; drain on paper towels.
- Make lemon sauce: melt butter, stir in flour, then gradually add hot water or stock and lemon juice.
- Add meatballs to sauce, cover, and simmer 20 minutes, turning once.
- Serve warm, sprinkled with oregano and black pepper.