Meatloaf Meatballs with Brown Gravy

Ingredients

Meatballs

• 1/2 cup Panko crumbs
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 2/3 cup finely diced onion
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 pounds ground sirloin or ground round
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Gravy

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 (8-ounce) packages cremini mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 medium onion, sliced
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 cups beef broth
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Equipment Large Nonstick Pan

Steps

1. 1

   Place panko crumbs in a large bowl. Pour milk over them. Stir to mix. Let sit 5 minutes.

2. 2

   Add eggs, ketchup, onion, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Stir to mix.

3. 3

   Add ground beef and gently work it in. Shape into meatballs about the size of a golf ball or a little smaller.

4. 4

   Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat in a large nonstick pan. Add meatballs and cook until browned on all sides. Remove meatballs from pan and set aside.

5. 5

   Add butter to the grease in the pan and place over medium-high heat. When butter is melted, add mushrooms and onions. Cook until mushrooms are golden.

6. 6

   Sprinkle flour over mushrooms and onions. Stir and cook for 1 minute. Gradually whisk in the beef broth. Add the Worcestershire sauce and pepper.

7. 7

   Return meatballs to pan. Simmer gravy until meatballs are cooked through and gravy is thickened.

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