56
Meatballs in a caper sauce
Serves 4
Ingredients:
400 g minced beef
1 bread roll
1 onion, diced
Salt and pepper
1 egg, separated
500 ml beef stock
40 g butter
40 g flour
1 tbsp capers
1 tsp lemon juice
Method:
1. Soak the bread roll in warm water for about
10 minutes, then squeeze out the moisture and
knead it with the onion, salt and pepper, egg white
and minced beef until well combined. Form into
8 balls.
2. Work the flour into the butter and place in a suitable
dish with the meatballs. Pour over the cold stock,
cover and cook for 12 minutes at 800/900 W.
3. Stir the sauce carefully until smooth. Add the capers
and lemon juice. Mix the egg yolk with 2 tbsp of the
hot sauce and then stir it into the rest of the sauce.
4. Heat briefly, but do not allow the sauce to boil as
the egg yolk could cause it to separate.
Setting:
Microwave
Power level:
800/900 W
Position:
Turntable
Duration:
12–14 minutes
Tip
Capers
are the dried and pickled
buds of the caper plant which is
to be found in Mediterranean
countries. The smaller the
capers, the more delicate the
flavour.
