Spicy meatballs
These are easy to make and can be utilised with many different flavoured sauces.
| Spicy meatballs | |
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| Meatballs | |
| Servings: | Serves 4 to 6 people |
| Calories per serving: | 496 |
| Ready in: | 30 minutes |
| Prep. time: | 15 minutes |
| Cook time: | 15 minutes |
| Difficulty: | 
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| Recipe author: | Chef |
| First published: | 21st January 2013 |
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Best recipe reviewOk, but needs more garlic 4/5 At least a total of 4 cloves |
Ingredients
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- 450 g (1 lb) lean minced beef
- ½ cup grated onion
- 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/8 of a teaspoon of dried mint
- 1/2 a teaspoon of chilli flakes
- 2 slices white bread, crusts removed - this can be stale bread
- ½ cup white wine or water
- 1 egg, beaten
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Flour for rolling
- Olive oil for frying
Method
- With clean hands, mix the mince, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, oregano, chili flakes and mint.
- Moisten the bread in the wine or water.
- Add bread and egg to meat. Knead well.
- Shape into 2.5 cm (1") balls, dust with flour, and saute in hot olive oil until browned and cooked to your liking.
Serving suggestions
Use them to make New York-style stone baked pizza, Meatball pizza or serve them with spaghetti and one of the following sauces.
- Balsamic vinegar gravy
- Sofrito (Spanish tomato sauce)
- Spicy tomato salsa
- Tomato sauce for pizza
- Roast garlic and sherry vinegar sauce
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