Meatballs and Potatoes with Almond Sauce
Meatballs and potatoes with almond sauce is a hearty main course where tender meatballs rest on floury potatoes under a silky almond sauce. The TM7 chops parsley and garlic, blends the sauce and steams everything evenly. Ideal comfort food for family dinners, prepared almost entirely hands-free in one appliance.
About this recipe
Meatballs and potatoes with almond sauce Thermomix TM7 brings a rustic, sauce-soaked comfort dinner to your table with barely any effort. This recipes for meatballs relies on the TM7 all-in-one kitchen machine to do the heavy lifting: garlic and parsley are chopped in seconds, slightly stale bread is blended with milk into a soft binding for the mixed mince, and the almond sauce is heated and mixed to a silky consistency without a single lump. Floury potatoes steam gently alongside the meatballs so they absorb the fragrant juices rather than boiling away their flavour. It is the ideal quick weeknight dinner when you want something warming and generous, yet only one bowl to wash afterwards. The almond sauce, built on homemade vegetable stock paste and milk, turns an everyday combination into something that tastes slow-cooked, while the sea salt and ground pepper season every layer evenly. Serve it straight from the bowl with extra parsley scattered over the top.
Preparation tips
- Soak the slightly stale bread fully in the milk before adding it to the mixed mince, as this creates the juiciest meatballs and stops them turning dry during steaming.
- Shape the meatballs with wet hands so the mince mixture does not stick to your palms, and keep them roughly equal in size for even cooking on top of the potatoes.
- Toast the flaked almonds briefly in a dry pan before adding them to the sauce; it deepens the nutty flavour considerably. Leftovers keep well covered in the fridge for the next day.
Recipe variations
- Lactose-free version: replace the milk with oat drink and use lactose-free bread, keeping the almond sauce just as creamy while making the meatballs suitable for lactose-intolerant guests.
- Festive variation: add a pinch of grated nutmeg and a handful of chopped dried apricots to the almond sauce for a Moroccan-inspired twist, served with couscous instead of potatoes.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Garlic cloves and parsley sprigs are chopped in mere seconds, giving the meatball mixture an even aromatic base without a cutting board. [Multi-Function]
- The built-in scale weighs the mixed mince and milk straight into the bowl, so every meatball ratio stays consistent batch after batch. [Built-in Scale]
- Slightly stale bread and milk are blended into a uniform panade, binding the mince into remarkably tender meatballs. [Multi-Function]
- The Varoma steams the floury potatoes and meatballs simultaneously, keeping everything succulent while the sauce simmers below. [Multi-Function]
- The TM7 heats the almond sauce with milk and stock paste to a precise temperature, yielding a silky smooth sauce without scorching. [Precision Control]
Ingredients
- white bread, slightly stale
- milk
- garlic cloves
- fresh parsley leaves
- mixed mince
- fine sea salt
- ground black pepper
- medium egg
- olive oil
- blanched almonds