Meatballs with Apple in Wine Sauce
These meatballs with apple in wine sauce are an easy meal for any day of the week.
This is one of my go-to recipes made with homemade meatballs and a semi-homemade sauce.
The meatballs are made with ground pork, ground turkey, diced apple, ginger root, garlic and onion.
And the semi-homemade wine sauce is made with red wine, prepared barbecue sauce and prepared teriyaki sauce.
About this Recipe
The ginger root in the meatballs adds a light fresh flavor that tastes wonderful with the wine sauce.
If there are any leftovers, the meatballs in wine sauce can put in a plastic freezer zipper bag and stored in the freezer.
Just defrost the meatballs (with sauce), warm them in the microwave and serve over warm rice.
They come in so handy on those nights when you either can’t think of what to make for dinner, or just plain run out of time.
Let’s check out the ingredients.
Meatballs – Ground turkey, ground pork, Granny Smith apple, onion, panko bread crumbs, ginger root, egg, garlic, dried red pepper flakes, ground black pepper and olive oil
Wine Sauce – Prepared barbecue sauce, prepared teriyaki sauce and red wine (Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir or Zinfandel)
Garnish – Raw or toasted sesame seeds and chopped chives (or the green tops from a green onion)
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE
A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.
For the Meatballs:
Peel and dice…
…the apple.
Dice the onion…
…and the garlic…
…and peel and dice the ginger root.
In a large mixing bowl, add ground turkey, ground pork…
…apple, onion, garlic, ginger root, bread crumbs, egg, pepper and dried red pepper flakes.
Next,
Mix together until the ingredients are incorporated.
Roll the meat into balls a little bit smaller than a golf ball.
In a large skillet add olive oil so that it covers the bottom of the pan.
Heat the pan on medium heat and add the meatballs.
Cook the meatballs until they brown on all sides and are thoroughly cooked (about 10 minutes).
Once cooked,
…transfer the cooked meatballs onto a plate and set aside.
For the Wine Sauce:
Turn off the heat under the skillet that the meatballs were cooked in.
Carefully drain out just the excess oil (leave the crispy pieces in the pan) into a separate heat-proof container such as a coffee mug or an empty can.
Discard the excess oil after it cools.
In the skillet with the crunchy leftovers, add wine.
Then, heat the pan on low to medium heat and stir.
Stir in the teriyaki and barbecue sauces.
Put the meatballs back into the skillet and…
…gently stir until the meatballs are coated with sauce.
Serve the meatballs warm with the sauce over warm rice.
Garnish with sesame seeds, chopped green onions and, or chives.
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Meatballs with Apple in Wine Sauce
Ingredients
For the Meatballs:
- 1-1/2 pounds ground turkey
- 3/4 pound ground pork
- 1 Granny Smith apple or apple of your choice, peeled, cored and diced
- 1/2 of a medium size onion (yellow or white), peeled and diced
- 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon diced fresh (peeled) ginger root
- 1 egg
- 1 clove garlic peeled and diced
- 1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
For the Wine Sauce:
- 3/4 cup prepared barbecue sauce
- 3/4 cup prepared teriyaki sauce
- 1 cup red wine Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir, or Zinfandel
For Garnish:
- 3 teaspoons raw or toasted sesame seeds
- 3 tablespoons chopped chives or the green part of a green onion, chopped
Instructions
For the Meatballs:
- In a large mixing bowl, add ground turkey, ground pork, apple, onion, bread crumbs, ginger root, egg, garlic, pepper and red pepper flakes.
- Mix together until the ingredients are incorporated.
- Roll the meat into balls a little bit smaller than a golf ball.
- In a large skillet add olive oil so that it covers the bottom of the pan. Heat the pan on medium heat and add the meatballs.
- Cook the meatballs until they brown on all sides and are thoroughly cooked (about 10 minutes).
- Transfer the cooked meatballs onto a plate and set aside.
For the Wine Sauce:
- In the skillet that the meatballs were cooked in (with all of the crunchy leftovers in the pan), carefully drain out just the excess oil into a separate heat-proof container such as a coffee mug or empty can (when the excess oil has cooled, discard).
- In the skillet with the crunchy leftovers, add wine. Heat the pan on low to medium heat and stir.
- Stir in the teriyaki sauce and the barbecue sauce.
- Put the meatballs back into the skillet and gently mix the meatballs in the wine sauce until they are coated with the sauce.
- Serve the warm meatballs and sauce over warm white rice.
- Garnish with sesame seeds, chopped green onions and, or chives.
Easy Recipes Served with Rice
Here are more quick and easy recipes served with rice you may like “Easy Barbecue Chicken with Rice“, “Quick and Easy Tex-Mex Chicken and Rice” and “Shrimp and Fried Rice“.
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