Name: Spicy meatballs
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Meatballs; 500 gram minced meat (i used a mixture of lamb, pork and beef); 1/2 red onion, finely diced; 2 clove garlic, finely diced; 1/2 cup flat-lead parsley, finely sliced; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, toasted, ground; 1 teaspoon coriander seeds, toasted, ground; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, toasted, ground; 1 small dried chilli, crumbled; 1/2 teaspoon smoked sweet paprika; 1/4 cup soft breadcrumbs; 1/4 cup white wine; 2 tablespoon olive oil; manchego cheese, to serve; Tomato sauce; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 1/2 red onion, finely diced; 2 clove garlic, finely diced; 1 small dried chilli, crumbled; 1 bayleaf; 2 x 400 gram cans of chopped tomatoes; 1 cup dry sherry; 1 tablespoon sugar

Ingredients

Meatballs

500 gram minced meat (i used a mixture of lamb, pork and beef)

1/2 red onion, finely diced

2 clove garlic, finely diced

1/2 cup flat-lead parsley, finely sliced

1 teaspoon cumin seeds, toasted, ground

1 teaspoon coriander seeds, toasted, ground

1 teaspoon fennel seeds, toasted, ground

1 small dried chilli, crumbled

1/2 teaspoon smoked sweet paprika

1/4 cup soft breadcrumbs

1/4 cup white wine

2 tablespoon olive oil

manchego cheese, to serve

Tomato sauce

2 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 red onion, finely diced

2 clove garlic, finely diced

1 small dried chilli, crumbled

1 bayleaf

2 x 400 gram cans of chopped tomatoes

1 cup dry sherry

1 tablespoon sugar

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C. Place all the meatball ingredients, except the oil and manchego cheese, in a large bowl, season and mix together with clean, damp hands. Form into 18 balls.

2.Heat oil in a large frying pan and fry meatballs until golden (don’t cook them all the way through).

3.To make the tomato sauce; heat olive oil in a large oven-proof frying pan and sauté onion, garlic, chilli and bayleaf.

4.Add the tomatoes, sherry, sugar and seasoning and bring to the boil.

5.Add the browned meatballs to the pan and stir to cover them with the tomato sauce. Place the frying pan in the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes until bubbling and the meatballs are cooked through.

6.Serve 3 meatballs and a generous helping of sauce to each person and top with shaved manchego cheese.

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