Salisbury Steak Meatballs | RecipesTested

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

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

Worcestershire sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: balsamic vinegar

Soy sauce is lower in calories, and balsamic vinegar is often cheaper.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats provide fiber, while crushed crackers can be more economical.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories, and seasoning water is cost-effective.

Combine grass-fed beef, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and black pepper in a bowl.

Grate onion and garlic, then mix into the beef mixture using hands.

Form the mixture into meatballs.

Cook the meatballs in a skillet until browned and reach an internal temperature of 150 degrees.

Remove the meatballs and dab off excess fat from the skillet.

Add butter and flour to the skillet to make a roux, cooking until fragrant.

Add grated garlic and beef stock gradually to thicken the sauce.

Caramelize additional onions in the skillet until translucent, then return the gravy to the skillet.

Simmer the gravy, then add the meatballs back in to heat through.

Stir in ketchup, mustard, and paprika before serving.

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