Nordic Beef Meatballs in Creamy Mustard Sauce
with Roasted Chioggia Beets
Cooking time
30 minutes
Servings
2/4
Calories
650 /serving
With a little Nordic know-how, rolled oats get these ground beef meatballs rolling in a nutritious direction. They’re luxuriously covered in a cream and whole-grain mustard sauce, and served with roasted Brussels sprouts and gorgeously striped Chioggia beets—a true main character veg.
We will send you:
- 250g Canadian-raised lean ground beef
- 300g Brussels sprouts
- 225g Chioggia beets
- 1 Garlic clove
- 30ml Vegetable demi-glace
- 15ml Whole-grain mustard
- 40g Rolled oats
- 60ml Heavy cream
- 9g Zesty Herbs spices (salt, garlic, dried carrots, spice, red bell pepper, sugar, curry powder (mustard), canola oil, onion, black pepper, lemon oil, citric acid)
Contains: Eggs • Milk • Mustard • Oats • Sulphites
You will need:
Medium pan
Oil
Parchment paper
Peeler
Salt & pepper (S&P)
Sheet pan
1 or 2 Eggs
Total Fat
38 g
Saturated Fat
30 g
Sodium
830 mg
Total Carb
44 g
Sugars
13 g
Protein
38 g
Fibre
11 g
Preparation
Roast the vegetables
- Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- Halve the Brussels sprouts lengthwise.
- Peel and halve the beets; cut into ¼ inch wedges.
- On a lined sheet pan, toss with a drizzle of oil, ¼ of the spices and S&P.
- Roast, stirring halfway, 16 to 18 min., until tender.
Mise en place
- Meanwhile, mince the garlic.
Prepare the meatballs
- In a large bowl, combine the beef, garlic, oats, ½ the remaining spices, 1 egg (double for 4 portions) and S&P.
- Form into 8 meatballs (double for 4 portions).
Cook the meatballs & make the sauce
- In a medium pan, heat a drizzle of oil on medium-high.
- Add the meatballs* and cook, partially covered, turning occasionally, 8 to 10 min., until browned and cooked through.
- Add the mustard, demi-glace, cream, remaining spices, 2 tbsp water (double for 4 portions) and S&P.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 min., until the sauce is slightly reduced and the meatballs are coated.
Plate your dish
- Divide the meatballs and vegetables between your plates.
- Spoon the sauce over the meatballs. Bon appétit!
*Health Canada recommends cooking ground beef to a minimum internal temperature of 71°C.
