Eating food is great but making food every day is not cool. The solution? Make bulk meals. They’re cheaper, often quite easy, and supply several lunches/dinners for the days to come. One of my favorite bulk meals is meatballs: they’re inexpensive, taste great, and make amazing sandwiches for lunches. Plus, I’m sure there are numerous off-colour jokes one could make in regards to such a food. (If one were so inclined, of course.)
- So, for this recipe you will need:
- 2 lbs extra lean ground beef
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/2 onion
- 1 tsp salt
- Spices, as desired (I mainly used garlic, pepper, paprika and all spice)
- 2 packets Bovril
Combine the above ingredients in a bowl and add any desired spices such as allspice, nutmeg, or pepper, then mash them all about; you’re going to have to get your hands messy here. Once all mashed together, roll into balls. I typically make larger ones but opted for the smaller version this time around.
At this point you will want to create the gravy for the meatballs to finish cooking in. Take a large pot and pour in about 2Đ3 cups of water and bring to a simmer. Add in the Bovril, and any desired seasonings. I used a bit of wine, pepper, cayenne, and some Worcestershire (by using this I didn’t need to add salt). Continue to season to taste, and allow to simmer while you fry off the meatballs.
Preheat a frying pan to medium, add some oil, and fry off all the meatballs until browned on the outside. The outside of the meatballs should be about the same colour. You may end up with a few small burnt spots, don’t worry! Make sure you constantly turn and rotate them as they fry; admittedly, this part is pretty fiddly, but well worth it.
As the meatballs finish frying, add them to the pot of gravy. Once all are in, cover with a lid and turn to low. Typically, the longer you can cook them, the better. If possible, turn the heat down to low and allow the meatballs to simmer for about 2Đ3 hours. No more work is needed at this point; the meatballs will cook away in the sauce and become flavourful. Crack your textbook and do some homework in the meantime.
Once done, turn off the heat and scoop out the meatballs and some sauce onto mashed potatoes, rice, or pasta, or with any type of side you wish. My advice is to invest in some cheese and sub buns, and prepare to make some awesome meatball subs the next few days. Enjoy!