Meatballs and Fennel with Bechamel

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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

• 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

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Note: You can mince your turkey and beef with Thermomix. You'd need to clean meat of fat and nerves, cut into around 3-4cm pieces and and mince for 10 seconds on Speed 7. According to the book, the max amount for mincing is 300g


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

Nutrition values per portion are estimated as below