French Onion Turkey Meatballs

French Onion Turkey Meatballs

Recipe by Jesse Magnuson from tasty.co

Dinner

Ingredients

4

4 servings

  • 2 lb ground turkey
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 large yellow onion, minced
  • 1 ½ cups italian bread crumbs
  • 1 cup gruyère cheese, grated
  • ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon salt and pepper
  • 2 teaspoons oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • 3 yellow onions, roughly chopped
  • 3 white onions, roughly chopped
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 cup sherry
  • 32 oz beef broth
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons salt and pepper
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 1 ½ tablespoons gravy master seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 4 cups grated gruyere cheese
  • 1 cup grated parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • In a bowl, mix all of the meatball ingredients except the olive oil together. Form mixture into golfball-sized meatballs.
  • Add olive oil to a cast-iron skillet and heat to medium high heat. Sear meatballs on all sides, turning every few minutes, then set aside once finished.
  • To make the broth, add a stick of butter to a cast-iron skillet on medium high heat. Then, add onions, olive oil, and salt and pepper to a skillet and cook down for ½ hour, stirring every few minutes.
  • Then, add sherry and sugar and cook for another 20 minutes stirring occasionally.
  • Increase heat to high, add minced garlic, and stir constantly for 2-3 minutes. Then, add beef broth and reduce heat to a simmer.
  • Stir in salt, pepper, thyme, oregano, bay leaves, and gravy master.
  • Add meatballs back into the broth and simmer till meatballs reach a minimum temperature of 165°F, stirring occasionally.
  • Cover meatballs with gruyere and parmesan and put under broiler till cheese is melted and bubbly.
  • Serve warm.

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