Name: Baked middle eastern meatballs
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 5 slice white bread (250g), crusts removed; 1 kilogram minced beef; 1 brown onion (80g), chopped finely; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 cup coarsely chopped fresh coriander; 50 gram feta cheese, crumbled; 1 egg; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; 2 teaspoon each ground coriander, ground cinnamon and ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ras el hanout; Tomato sauce; 1 small (80g) brown onion, chopped coarsely; 3 medium tomatoes (450g), chopped coarsely; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 tablespoon lime juice; 1 teaspoon caster (superfine) sugar; 1/2 cup (125ml) water; Spinach raita; 10 gram butter; 300 gram spinach, trimmed; 3/4 cup greek-style yoghurt; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Ingredients

5 slice white bread (250g), crusts removed

1 kilogram minced beef

1 brown onion (80g), chopped finely

2 clove garlic, crushed

1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1 cup coarsely chopped fresh coriander

50 gram feta cheese, crumbled

1 egg

1 tablespoon ground cumin

2 teaspoon each ground coriander, ground cinnamon and ground ginger

1 teaspoon ras el hanout

Tomato sauce

1 small (80g) brown onion, chopped coarsely

3 medium tomatoes (450g), chopped coarsely

1/2 teaspoon turmeric

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 tablespoon lime juice

1 teaspoon caster (superfine) sugar

1/2 cup (125ml) water

Spinach raita

10 gram butter

300 gram spinach, trimmed

3/4 cup greek-style yoghurt

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F.

2.Process bread until fine; combine breadcrumbs with remaining ingredients in large bowl, season. Roll level tablespoons beef mixture into balls; place in oiled medium baking dish. Roast, uncovered, about 25 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through.

3.Meanwhile, make tomato sauce. Cook onion and tomato in heated oiled medium saucepan, stirring, until softened. Add spices, juice and sugar; cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add the water; simmer, uncovered, about 5 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly. Season to taste.

4.Make spinach raita. Melt butter in large frying pan; cook spinach, in batches, stirring, until wilted. Remove from heat. Blend or process spinach until smooth. Add yoghurt and nutmeg; process until combined. Season to taste.

5.Serve meatballs with sauce and raiita.

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