{"id":1934,"date":"2026-02-21T12:37:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T12:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1934"},"modified":"2026-02-21T12:37:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T12:37:47","slug":"classic-meatballs-with-brown-gravy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/21\/classic-meatballs-with-brown-gravy\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Meatballs with Brown Gravy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Classic Meatballs with Brown Gravy<\/h1>\n<h2>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h2>\n<h3>For the Meatballs:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb (500g) ground beef<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd lb (250g) ground pork (optional but recommended)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup breadcrumbs<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup milk<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup finely chopped green onions<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp onion powder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For the Brown Gravy:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 tbsp butter<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>2 cups beef broth<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; pepper to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Instructions<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Make the Meatballs:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>In a large bowl, combine ground beef, ground pork, breadcrumbs, egg, milk, green onions, garlic, salt, pepper, and onion powder.<\/li>\n<li>Mix until just combined (don\u2019t overmix).<\/li>\n<li>Shape into medium-sized balls.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Cook the Meatballs:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Heat a large skillet over medium heat.<\/li>\n<li>Brown the meatballs on all sides (about 8\u201310 minutes).<\/li>\n<li>Remove and set aside.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Make the Gravy:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>In the same skillet, melt butter.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in flour and cook for 1\u20132 minutes until lightly golden.<\/li>\n<li>Slowly whisk in beef broth.<\/li>\n<li>Add Worcestershire sauce.<\/li>\n<li>Simmer until thickened (about 3\u20135 minutes).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Finish:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Return meatballs to the skillet.<\/li>\n<li>Cover and simmer 10\u201315 minutes until fully cooked.<\/li>\n<li>Spoon gravy over the top before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Serve with mashed potatoes, rice, or crusty bread.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Classic Meatballs with Brown Gravy \u00a0Ingredients For the Meatballs: 1 lb (500g) ground beef \u00bd lb (250g) ground pork (optional&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1934"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1936,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1934\/revisions\/1936"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}