Ragout De Boulettes Canadian Meatballs

photo by Boomette

- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon bacon grease
- 2 lbs ground pork
- 1 cup celery, diced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon allspice
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon clove
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SEASONED FLOUR
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 4 cups beef broth
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BROWNED FLOUR
- 3 tablespoons flour
directions
- Brown finely chopped onion in bacon grease.
- Add to ground pork along with celery, allspice, cinnamon, and cloves.
- Shape into balls about 1-1/2 inches in diameter.
- Roll in seasoned flour (flour, salt, and pepper combined).
- Drop meatballs into boiling beef broth.
- Reduce temperature; simmer for 1 hour.
- Thicken remaining stock with browned flour; season to taste.
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NOTES FOR THE COOK:
- You may make beef stock or use boullion cubes and water.
- Browned flour is something our Mothers and Grandmothers made. It is very simple to make by just stirring several tablespoons of flour back and forth in a dry medium hot skillet. This type of flour will not thicken as quickly as plain flour because the heat breaks down the starch cells. It takes 3 tablespoons of browned flour to do the work of 1-1/2 tablespoons of plain flour. 'Flour may be browned in a hot oven' is what recipe says; I don't know about that; I think it could burn pretty easy.
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Reviews
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This was really a unique and flavorful meal! I made this with ground chuck, which seemed to work out nicely. The seasonings were really interesting to me and created a flavor profile that was new to me. The browned flour was also new. I wasn't sure how brown it was supposed to get, and brought it to a dark tan. The gravy still didn't get thick enough, though, so I ended up adding a tablespoon of cornstarch mixed in a 1/4 cup of water, which brought it to my desired consistency. I served this with brown rice and asparagus. Such a nice change of pace. Thanks for sharing! Made for PRMR Tag Game.
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