Authentic Boulets à la Liégeoise – Belgian Meatballs Recipe

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

red wine

🥗Healthier: grape juice

💰Cheaper: white wine

Grape juice provides sweetness without alcohol, while white wine is typically cheaper.

beef stock

🥗Healthier: vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon

Vegetable stock is lighter, and bouillon cubes are often more affordable.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness, while white sugar is more economical.

Add minced meat to a bowl.

Add bread-crumbs to the minced meat.

Finely chop parsley and add it to the meat mixture.

Add mustard to the mixture and knead the minced meat.

Form meatballs with a diameter of 5 cm.

Heat olive oil in a skillet and add the meatballs, browning them.

Remove the browned meatballs and set aside.

Melt some butter in the skillet and add 1 shallot, cooking until glassy.

Add brown sugar and a few drops of vinegar to the shallot.

Pour in dark beer and let it boil down.

Add beef stock to the mixture and stir the sauce.

Return the meatballs to the skillet.

Add juniper berries, cloves, bay leaf, marjoram, and thyme to the skillet.

Stir and simmer for 30 minutes.

Add raisins to the sauce to thicken it.

Plate the dish with mashed potatoes.

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