Spiced Meatballs with Chilli Tomato Sauce

June 21, 2011 Fieldstown Farm 0 Comments

spiced meatballs
spiced meatballs

The origins of the recipe come from the Middle East, where lamb is plentiful. If you don’t want to use passata (sieved tomatoes) simply replace with two cans of chopped tomatoes.

Spiced Meatballs with Chilli Tomato Sauce
Recipe Type: Main
Author: Bord Bía
Prep time: 30 mins
Cook time: 45 mins
Total time: 1 hour 15 mins
Serves: 4
The origins of the recipe come from the Middle East, where lamb is plentiful. If you don’t want to use passata (sieved tomatoes) simply replace with two cans of chopped tomatoes.
Ingredients
  • Meatballs
  • 450g lean minced lamb
  • 1 onion, roughly chopped
  • 1 teasp. ground cumin
  • teasp. ground coriander
  • teasp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablesp. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 50g pine nuts
  • Sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper
  • 1 tablesp. olive oil
  • Chilli Tomato Sauce
  • 1 red chilli, seeded and finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 680g jar passata (sieved tomatoes)
  • 1 teasp. sugar
Instructions
  1. Place the onion in a food processor and whizz to a fine purée. Tip into a bowl with the cumin, coriander, cinnamon, parsley, lamb and pine nuts. Season and work to a paste with your hands. Roll the paste into small walnut-sized balls; you should have about 20 in total. Chill for 15 minutes to firm up if time allows.
  2. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 6, 200ºC (400ºF). Toss the meatballs in the oil and place in an ovenproof dish. Bake for 15 minutes until lightly golden.
  3. Meanwhile, place the chilli, garlic, passata and sugar in a jug. Season and mix well to combine. Pour over the meatballs and bake for another 30 minutes, turning the meatballs once until the sauce has slightly reduced and thickened.
Fat: 28g Carbohydrates: 47g Protein: 28g
Notes

Serve hot with some rice in warmed wide-rimmed bowls.