Cajun Meatballs and Brown Gravy

[indaswamp]

Another rib sticker meal. Popular on Mondays right up there with redbeans and rice...

First make the meatballs...

Then fry in batches and move to an aluminum foil covered sheet pan...

Bake meatballs in the oven @400*F for 40 minutes.

Meanwhile, make the gravy...
Onions, celery, bell pepper, garlic, mushrooms, and 2 cans mild ro-tel tomatoes inda pot...

When the timer on the oven is at 9-10 minutes left, add to the pot- 1qt. beef stock, little worster sauce, little Tabasco, pinch of marjoram, 4 TBSPS, dark cajun roux, bring to a boil to thicken, then reduce to simmer...

When oven timer is up, add meatballs and simmer 20-30 minutes while you cook some rice. Finish with green onion...

And lets eat!!

 

[Buckeye1]

Man that looks awesome!

 

[Smoking Allowed]

MAN!! You'd have to roll me out when I got through with that!!

 

[indaswamp]

Man that looks awesome!

Thanks Buckeye!

MAN!! You'd have to roll me out when I got through with that!!

Thanks Smoking Allowed!

 

[civilsmoker]

Yup that would work for me!!!! It’s a cold rainy day outside right now and a plate of that would have me as warm and fuzzy as one could be!

 

[Redicans]

Yes Inda, Awesome looking meal!!! Would love a bowl of that right now!!

 

[indaswamp]

Yup that would work for me!!!! It’s a cold rainy day outside right now and a plate of that would have me as warm and fuzzy as one could be!

Thanks civil! Been a while since I've made this one. The gravy is almost identical to the gravy made with Grillades.

Yes Inda, Awesome looking meal!!! Would love a bowl of that right now!!

Thanks Redicans. It's a great meal. The meatballs are italian style, same as you would make for spaghetti...with milk, bread, egg and parmesan cheese. Only exception is marjoram in place of the italian herb.

 

[indaswamp]

Oh, and I sauteed onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic in a little olive oil, then folded that into the meatball batter as well...

 

[mike243]

Well wife found a pack of burger and ground pork i bought a couple of days ago and didn't know what I wanted to make, bingo problem solved, meatballs in the oven, will pu celery and ro-tel tomatoes, have some brown rice but might pu some white.

 

[mr_whipple]

Never had a Cajun meatball, but that whole thing looks killer.

 

[gmc2003]

Fantastic looking vittles Keith.

Point for sure
Chris

 

[Flatrate]

I am digging it, looks fabulous!

Dave

 

[jcam222]

Man I would be all over those Keith! Another winner! Bookmarked to do with some keto meatballs

 

[JLeonard]

Great looking bowl! I could hurt myself with that.

Jim

 

[indaswamp]

Well wife found a pack of burger and ground pork i bought a couple of days ago and didn't know what I wanted to make, bingo problem solved, meatballs in the oven, will pu celery and ro-tel tomatoes, have some brown rice but might pu some white.

Nice. This recipe is fairly common on Mondays in SW Louisiana. Pretty straightforward.

Never had a Cajun meatball, but that whole thing looks killer.

Cajun meatballs are a seasoned, spicier version of Italian meatballs. The trinity along with garlic is added as well as a hefty amount of cayenne, white and black pepper.

Fantastic looking vittles Keith.

Point for sure
Chris

Thanks Chris!

I am digging it, looks fabulous!

Dave

Thanks Dave!

Man I would be all over those Keith! Another winner! Bookmarked to do with some keto meatballs

Thanks Jeff! These would rock keto!

 

[indaswamp]

Great looking bowl! I could hurt myself with that.

Jim

Thanks Jim!

 

[jcam222]

Keith is there a recipe you can share on the meatballs?

 

[HalfSmoked]

Man, I don't eat as much as I use too, and I would be disappointed not being able to eat as much of that as I wanted. DANG

Warren

 

[indaswamp]

Keith is there a recipe you can share on the meatballs?

Sure...
3 Large eggs
3 sliced stale bread (or burger buns, etc,,,,)
1/2c. whole milk
1 TBSP. worster sauce
1 tsp. Tabasco sauce
3/4 c. fresh shredded Parmesan Reggiano cheese.

^^^^^mix that in a S.S. 6qt. bowl.

1 Large onions
1/2 bell pepper
1/2 c. celery
^^^^all fine dice
1/8 c. minced garlic

^^^^Saute' in 2TBSP. olive oil 8-10 minutes until onions are clear and slightly caramelized. Remove from heat, cool. then add to SS. bowl. Then add...

1.5# ground beef (chuck 80/20)
1.5# ground pork
1/2 tsp. marjoram
1/2 TBSP. cayenne pepper
1/2 TBSP. white pepper
1 1/2 TBSP. black pepper
1 1/2 TBSP. salt

Mix well. Add bread crumbs or cracker crumbs to tighten the mix as needed. Form into golf ball sized meat balls. should make 35-40.

 

[indaswamp]

***Warning- these meatballs will be spicy! They will have a kick with all the pepper added. You can cut that back by half for milder meat balls.