Cherry & Dennis Recipes
Turkey Meatballs with Cranberry-Onion Gravy
火雞肉丸配紅莓洋蔥汁
Recipe overview
Turkey Meatballs with Cranberry-Onion Gravy is organised into clear home-kitchen steps with truthful food states, heat levels and timings for a helper to follow.
01
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 700 g minced turkey
- 80 g breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 1 onion
- 180 g cranberry sauce
- 300 ml chicken stock
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
Seasoning
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
02
Tools
- knife
- cutting board
- mixing bowl
- frying pan
- tongs
- wooden spoon
- measuring cup
- serving plate
- oven
- baking tray
03
Steps
Step 1
Heat the oven
Heat the oven. Preheat the oven to 190°C, work for 10 minutes. Preheat fully and wait until the oven holds the stated temperature before loading.
Step 2
Finely chop onion
Finely chop onion. Use 1 onion. Chop into even 3 mm pieces with no large chunks.
Step 3
Mix turkey mixture
Mix turkey mixture. Use 700 g minced turkey, 80 g breadcrumbs, 1 egg, 1 tsp dried thyme, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper. Mix lightly with cold hands until just cohesive and even; do not overwork.
Step 4
Shape even meatballs
Divide the mixture made from all 700 g minced turkey, 80 g breadcrumbs and 1 egg into exactly 16 equal portions; roll each lightly into a crack-free meatball and set them in a visible 4-by-4 count without compressing.
Step 5
Arrange on tray
Arrange on tray. Use 1 tbsp cooking oil, 700 g minced turkey. Arrange all 16 meatballs in one layer with at least 2 cm between them and a light oil coating.
Step 6
Bake meatballs through
Bake meatballs through. Use 700 g minced turkey, in an oven preheated to 190°C, work for 20 minutes. The meatball centres are at least 75°C, not pink, with clear juices.
Step 7
Soften onion for gravy
Soften onion for gravy. Use 1 onion, over medium heat, work for 5 minutes. Stir often until soft and translucent but not browned.
Step 8
Stir in flour
Stir in flour. Use 2 tbsp all-purpose flour, over medium-low heat, work for 1 minute. Stir until flour coats the onion and smells biscuity with no dry pockets.
Step 9
Whisk in stock
Whisk in stock. Use 300 ml chicken stock, over medium heat, work for 3 minutes. Add liquid gradually, whisking smooth each time, until it lightly coats a spoon with no lumps.
Step 10
Add cranberry sauce
Add cranberry sauce. Use 180 g cranberry sauce, over low heat, work for 3 minutes. Stir until cranberry dissolves into a glossy, balanced sweet-tart gravy with no lumps.
Step 11
Coat meatballs in gravy
Coat meatballs in gravy. Use 700 g minced turkey, 180 g cranberry sauce, 300 ml chicken stock, over low heat. Fold gently until every meatball is intact and evenly glazed without crushing.
Step 12
Serve hot
Serve hot. Use 700 g minced turkey, 180 g cranberry sauce. Divide into 4 servings with 4 meatballs and one quarter of the cranberry-onion gravy in each.
Common mistakes
- Compressing the turkey mixture makes the baked meatballs rubbery.
- Uneven portions create small dry meatballs and large undercooked ones.
- Stirring the cooked meatballs roughly breaks them in the cranberry gravy.
Tips
Arrange exactly sixteen meatballs in four rows of four to verify count and spacing.
Whisk stock in gradually so the onion gravy stays free of flour lumps.
