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Meatballs with Honey Lime Sauce

Meatballs with Honey Lime Sauce — a meat recipe, 12 ingredients.

Meat

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
Scale: ½× – 4× with Plus →
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes
  • ½ cup dried breadcrumbs
  • 1 tsp dried rosemary
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 2 tbsp clarified butter
  • ¼ cup chicken broth
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 3 limes, juiced
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 2 tbsp clarified butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Combine beef, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, ¼ cup breadcrumbs, rosemary, thyme, and egg.
  2. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  3. Shape into 1-ounce balls and dredge meatballs in remaining breadcrumbs.
  4. Melt butter in your largest sauté pan over low heat.
  5. Raise the heat to medium. Place balls in skillet, working in batches if needed. Cook until well-browned with an internal temperature of 160 °F.
  6. Place meatballs in a 200°F oven to keep warm.
  7. Deglaze pan with broth. Add honey and lime juice, and boil until reduced by ¼.
  8. Return meatballs to pan and toss to coat.
  9. Serve warm.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0