Ground beef meatballs

Votes: 2

Time: 2 hours.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6 - 8

Meatballs baked in a spicy tomato sauce will delight both adults and children – a surefire family dinner option. Made with just ground beef, finely rolled oats, onions, and milk, the meatballs are first dredged in flour and pan-fried until crispy and golden brown on all sides. They're then coated in a sweet and sour tomato ketchup-based sauce and finished in the oven until done. They're juicy and tender. Serve with mashed potatoes or noodles and enjoy.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

Meatballs

700 g of ground beef
3/4 cup quick-cooking oats
1 cup of milk
3 tablespoons chopped onion
1.5 tsp salt
Lots of ground black pepper
4 tbsp. l. rapeseed oil (canola)
0.5 cups premium flour

Sauce

1 cup ketchup
4-6 tbsp chopped onion
3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
2 tablespoons of sugar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
A little hot sauce, such as Tabasco

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Meatballs:

In a bowl, combine the ground beef and oats. Pour in the milk, then add the onion, salt, and black pepper. Stir to evenly distribute the ingredients. Roll the mixture into balls, using 1 tablespoon at a time, and refrigerate the meatballs for 30-45 minutes to firm up.
Preheat oven to 175°C.

Heat canola oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Dredge the meatballs in flour, then fry them in batches until golden brown. Once browned, transfer them to a rectangular baking dish.
Sauce:

Combine ketchup, onion, vinegar, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce. Pour the sauce evenly over the meatballs.
Bake until meatballs are heated through and sauce begins to simmer, about 45 minutes.