Cajun Meatballs and Stew
Ingredients
¾ cup oil
1 cup flour
3 cups onions chopped
1 ½ cup bell pepper chopped
1 cup celery chopped
3 – 32oz Beef Broth
4 cloves garlic minced
2 lbs ground beef 80/20
2 large eggs
¼ cup milk
1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
½ cup fresh parsley chopped
½ cup plain breadcrumbs
4 tsp Cajun seasoning
¼ cup green onion chopped
Optional:
1 tbs hot sauce
1 pkg brown gravy
Directions
Meatballs
In a large bowl
Add ground beef
Add 1 cup onion **
Add ½ cup bell pepper **
Add ½ cup celery **
Add 2 cloves garlic
Add ¼ cup parsley
Add eggs
Add milk
Add Worcestershire sauce
Add bread crumbs
2 tsp Cajun seasoning
Mix till fully combined
Make your meatballs (I use a 1.5 tbs scoop)
*do now over pack the meatballs
*do not precook
** I run my vegetables through food processor
Roux
Heat Dutch oven over med high heat
Add oil
Slowly add flour
Stir constantly until flour is fully mixed with oil
Cook until you get a chocolate syrup color
Once at the chocolate syrup color
Add 2 cups onion
Add 1 cup bell pepper
½ cup celery
Reduce heat cook till onions are transparent
Add enough beef broth
Add 2 tsp Cajun Seasoning
Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer
Simmer for 20-30 minutes
Add meatballs to gravy
DO NOT STIR FOR 20 MINUTES
THIS WILL BREAK UP THE MEATBALLS
Continue cooking till you get the thickness you want
Adjust seasoning
Skim as much fat of the top as you can
Add 2 cloves garlic minced
Add green onion and parsley
Optional:
1 tbs hot sauce
1 pkg brown gravy
Serve over rice or mashed potatoes
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