Meatballs and Fennel with Bechamel (with photo)

[farfallina]

Name of Recipe: Meatballs and Fennel with Bechamel
Number of People: 6

Ingredients:

Meatballs
30g parmesan
2 eggs
30g flour
20g milk
50g bread crumbs
Salt, pepper
300g minced turkey
200g minced meat


800g fennel

200g white wine
400g water
1 tbsp Thermomix Vegetable Stock Concentrate


Bechamel:
500g milk
80g cheese (such as emmental, kasseri, swiss, gouda etc)
30g butter
50g flour
1/2 tsp salt
Pepper
Nutmeg


Preparation:

    Grate parmesan speeding up from 2 to 9 for 9 seconds
    Add eggs, flour, bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Mix for 40 seconds on Speed 4-5
    Add minced turkey and meat. Mix for 20 seconds on Speed 3-4. Set aside


    No need to wash TM Bowl. Put wine, water and TM veggie stock. Bring to boil for 10 minutes at Varoma Temperature on Speed 1
    In the meantime prepare meatballs, coat with flour and place them in Varoma Tray. (I got 19 in total)


    Cut fennel into thin slices and place in Varoma Bowl


    When the water starts boiling place Varoma Bowl and tray and steam for 30 minutes at Varoma Temperature on Speed 4
    Place meatballs in the center of a baking pan surrounded by fennel


    Empty and wash TM Bowl.
    Place all bechamel ingredients and mix for 5 seconds on Turbo Speed
    Cook for 6 minutes at 90°C on Speed 4


    Pour bechamel over the meatballs and fennel. Sprinkle with some grated parmesan if you like. Bake in preheated oven at 200°C for 15-20 minutes. If you like turn also grill on for the last 5 minutes
    Serve into plates


Afiyet olsun...



Adapted with a few changes from the recipe named as Palline di Carne e Finocchi in Salsa in the book called Idee per il tuo Varoma


Photos: http://thermomixtarifdefterim.blogspot.com/2011/06/meatballs-and-fennel-with-bechamel.html

[judydawn]

Unusual combination of turkey and beef mince farfallina, looks nice.

[farfallina]

Yes it is indeed judy
I found it also quite filling