Authentic home cooking from Spain, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Spain as Albóndigas en salsa española

Spanish Meatballs in Sauce

Name: Spanish Meatballs in Sauce
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: Serves 2-3 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1.1 lbs ground beef (500 grams); 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 egg; Salt and pepper; Chopped parsley; 1 slice bread soaked in milk; 3 cloves garlic; 1/2 onion; 1/2 green bell pepper; 1 ripe tomato; 1/4 cup dry white wine (about 60 ml); 1 cup beef broth (about 240 ml); 2 bay leaves

Vanesa_Merodio @Vanesa_Merodio

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This was my first time making this recipe and it was a big hit at home. I used homemade beef broth that already had some blended vegetables added.

Vanesa_Merodio @Vanesa_Merodio

Torrelavega

This was my first time making this recipe and it was a big hit at home. I used homemade beef broth that already had some blended vegetables added.

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Ingredients

40 min

Serves 2-3 servings

Meatballs:
1.1 lbsground beef (500 grams)
1 clovegarlic, minced
1egg
Salt and pepper
Chopped parsley
1 slicebread soaked in milk
Spanish sauce:
3 clovesgarlic
1/2onion
1/2green bell pepper
1ripe tomato
1/4 cupdry white wine (about 60 ml)
1 cupbeef broth (about 240 ml)
2bay leaves

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Steps

40 min

1

Mix all the meatball ingredients together and form into balls. Coat them in flour.
2

Fry the meatballs in plenty of oil and set them aside on a plate lined with paper towels.
3

Prepare the sauce. Chop the vegetables and sauté them in the same oil used for the meatballs.
4

Add the white wine and cook until the alcohol evaporates.
5

Blend the sauce. In a pot, cook the meatballs in the sauce along with the beef broth and bay leaves.

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Vanesa_Merodio @Vanesa_Merodio

Published in the US on August 05, 2025 14:01

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Soy Vanesa, una cántabra aficionada a la cocina desde que me dejaron coger un cuchillo. Me gusta improvisar en la cocina y probar platos de nuevas culturas. Soy fan de la gastronomía asiática, especialmente la vietnamita.