MEATBALLS WITH BEER

Meatballs with beer in a pan are a delicious main course that is very easy and quick to make and very tasty. You can make the beer meatballs tender as I did with beef or with veal or you can prepare chicken beer meatballs or pork beer meatballs, basically, you can use the meat you prefer or try them all and they will remain tender with a tasty sauce. The meatballs cooked with beer are a main course that is very quick to prepare and this makes it a dish that must be tried absolutely, only a few ingredients are needed. For a good result, I recommend using a good quality beer, because a bitter beer would jeopardize the success of the dish, I used a dark beer, but you can also use a blonde beer. If you are a fan of meatballs, I recommend checking out many other meatball recipes, you will surely find many other recipes to try. Now let’s see how to make meatballs with beer and if you try them, let me know. Barbara

Here are other tasty recipes with beer that I recommend trying:

meatballs with beer
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Cost: Cheap
  • Preparation time: 10 Minutes
  • Portions: 4
  • Cooking methods: Stove
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: All seasons

Ingredients to prepare Meatballs with Beer

  • 1.3 lbs Ground meat
  • 1 potato
  • to taste Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 Egg
  • to taste Salt
  • to taste Parsley
  • 5 tbsps Breadcrumbs
  • 1.4 cups Beer
  • to taste Flour
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 2 sprigs Rosemary
  • to taste Pepper

How to prepare Meatballs with Beer

  • Let’s start preparing the Meatballs with Beer, boil a potato or steam it, pour the ground meat into a bowl, add the mashed boiled potato,

    Meatballs with beer
  • a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil

  • an egg,

  • a pinch of salt,

  • chopped parsley

  • and mix well to combine the ingredients.

  • To compact the meatballs well, add breadcrumbs, add them gradually

  • and incorporate them into the remaining ingredients.

  • Form the meatballs about the size of an apricot, do not make them too large, so that they cook evenly and are well cooked inside,

  • then pass them in the flour.

    Meatballs with beer
  • Pour some extra virgin olive oil into a large pan, add the garlic and rosemary sprigs, put on the stove and let it infuse for a few minutes,

  • add the meatballs

    Meatballs with beer
  • and let them brown well, do not use a fork but move the pan to stir them.

  • When they are well browned, deglaze with beer and add a little at a time as it evaporates, to make the cooking sauce nice and creamy,

    Meatballs with beer
  • adjust the salt

  • and pepper.

  • Cook for about 5 minutes, occasionally moving the pan to cook the meatballs well.

    Meatballs with beer
  • When the beer has evaporated, the Meatballs with Beer are ready to be served, remember to serve them hot with their cooking sauce.

    Meatballs with beer

How to store Meatballs with Beer

Store them in the refrigerator for 2-3 days, or you can also freeze them for a few months

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