Mexican Meatballs

Aug 16th, 2010 @ 08:15 am › admin
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Mexican Meatballs are a spicy twist to the Italian classic. There’s nothing like tucking into a plate of home-made meatballs, and this recipe, with a chilli bite enhances an already lovely experience.

Ingredients

1 onion, finely chopped
225g minced pork
225g lean minced beef
50g fresh breadcrumbs, toasted
1 tsp dried oregano
½ tsp ground cumin
oil, for frying

For the sauce

1 chilli, seeds removed
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
175ml beef stock
400g canned chopped tomatoes
7 tbsp passata

Instructions

Combine the onion, pork and beef in a mixing bowl, then add the breadcrumbs, oregano, cumin and ½ teaspoon each of salt and pepper and mix well with your hands.
Roll the mixture into balls about 4cm in diameter and refrigerate for an hour. Remove and allow to come to room temperature before cooking.
Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the meatballs and fry for 5 minutes, turning occasionally, until browned.
Combine the oil, chilli, onion, garlic, stock, tomatoes, passata, and some salt and pepper in a large pan. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the meatballs to the sauce and simmer for 10 minutes to heat through.
Garnish with oregano and serve with rice or spaghetti.

Cooking time (duration): 45

Number of servings (yield): 4

Meal type: dinner

Culinary tradition: Italian

My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★