Slow-Braised Meatballs with Cranberry Sauce

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This is in response to the inquiry about creme fraiche. This is similar to sour cream and you can substitute it. I get mine at the supermarket or Trader Joes.

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A couple things in the web recipe are different from the one shown on the TV. One reviewer said too liquidy when done cooking. I noticed on TV Tyler said to add about a half a bottle of red wine to meatballs not a whole bottle as indidcated on web recipe. Also he used about one box of low sodium beef broth. He said just use enough liquid to cover meatballs half way. Following these tips may solve too liquidy problem. Also on TV Tyler cooked the onions, garlic and thyme leaves in evoo until carmelized then added cooked mixture to meat mixture. The last thing I noticed on the TV recipe is that Tyler did not cover the meatballs with foil when he baked them in the oven. Maybe following the TV recipe directions will help viewers with the recipe problems they have encountered. I have some questions: what is Creme Fraiche? Where can I buy this ingredient? I have never heard of this, is it like sour creme? Can I use sour creme in place of Creme Fraiche? Thank you.

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I am so disappointed in this recipe. First of all the recipe in the cookbook tells you to saute the onions, garlic and thyme. Why doesn't this recipe OR the one on his website do so? Next, I followed this recipe exactly as stated but, as stated by the previous review, I too ended up with an excessive amount of wine/broth. I even allowed the mixture to boil for several minutes hoping it would eventually thicken, even after I added the honey and mustard, but no such luck. Then I thought, maybe it would thicken after adding the creme fraiche, but still nothing. After throwing in the towel on trying to thicken the sauce, we ate it as is, which wasn't horrible but was disappointing.

I spent a good bit of money on all the ingredients necessary to make this meal (I even had to travel to find some of them and to not have thorough instructions on the preparation, is why I would not recommend this recipe.

Tyler, if I could suggest that you consider the fact that most of us aren't graduates of fancy culinary schools and make your recipes more consistant and easy to follow.

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I have not made this yet, but saw Tyler make it on t.v. He put sugar in his cranberry sauce and I noticed it is not listed in this recipe. I wanted to let everyone know because I always find this reviews useful.

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I made this exactly the way the recipe is written. The taste is fantastic and the cranberry sauce makes it, but the meatballs need quite a bit more time to braise, I believe. I braised for the 45 minutes called for in the oven, and they were not glazed and fall apart perfect like they are supposed to be. They were moist, but there was tons of liquid left in the dish still. Next time Iwill try less liquid and more braising time.