March 23, 2018

Stuffed Meatballs Drunken in Tomato Sauce

Stuffed meatballs. Drunken in Tomato Sauce. Yum!

You can stuff meatballs with whatever your stomach desires. We often stuff with mozzarella.

Take your choice cut of ground beef. I often use the 90%-10% fat but sometimes the 85%-15% fat for a little fattier juiciness.

Stuff your meatballs with little fresh mozzarella pearls, dried basil or Italian herbs (1tsp).
Drizzle a little olive oil on the mozzarella while adding the dried basil (1 TBSP)(the dried basil works well in that it adheres to the cheese well).  You call always add a little fresh basil as a garnish!

Stuff the meatballs and cook them right in your tomato sauce. You only need to cook them
for about 10-12 minutes on medium heat (the total time will be based on the size of your meatballs).




RECIPE:
.5 lb of ground beef
1 TBSP of bread crumbs
1 tsp of dry Italian herbs
1 egg
1 tsp of granulated garlic
1 tsp of salt (we like to use our bacon infused sea salt)
mozzarella pearls (1 per meatball)
1 cup of tomato sauce (we like to roast our tomatoes on broil or on the grill (depending on season) to create 'fire roasted' to have an earthly flavor


March 20, 2018

LCF Beef Skewers

Beef Skewers. Yum! You can grill them outdoors, you can use an electric griddle, a stove top griddle or you can broil them in the oven.
Once you add the marinade to the beef -
ideally you want to marinade for a minimum of 30 minutes. (overnight is best)
(Make sure your skewers are soaking in water as well to help prevent them from burning)


RECIPE:
1-1.5 pounds of sirloin tips OR choice of beef
3-4 TBSP of hoisin sauce
2 TBSP of soy sauce
2 TBSP of sesame oil
1 TBSP of apple cider vinegar OR rice vinegar
1 teas of garlic powder OR grate 2 cloves of garlic
1 teas of sugar OR grate a little apple or a pear for natural sweetness
sprinkle sesame seeds (optional)

Take your strips or bite size pieces of beef and skewer them through.
ideally 3-5 pieces are a nice amount.

The temperature you are looking for is about 350-375 degrees.
Grill for about 5-7 minutes on each side OR to your liking of beef!



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