Meatballs recipe for 4 people, takes only 30 mins; recipe has pork mince, breadcrumb, egg, red onion, coriander, vegetable oil, garlic clove, passata, chipotle paste and potato.
Meatballs with spicy chipotle tomato sauce
Course: Meatballs
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
25 mins
Ingredients
- Coriander: small bunch coriander leaves and stems, finely chopped, plus extra leaves to serve
- Vegetable Oil: 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- Garlic Clove: 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- Red Onion: 2 medium red onions, 1/4 finely chopped, the rest sliced
- Egg: 1 egg
- Passata: 400ml passata
- Potato: potatoes or rice, to serve
- Breadcrumb: 2 large handfuls fresh breadcrumbs
- Chipotle Paste: 1 tbsp chipotle paste
- Pork Mince: 500g pork mince
Directions
- In a small bowl, mix together the pork, breadcrumbs, egg, finely chopped onions and the chopped coriander leaves. Season, mix well and shape into small meatballs. Over a medium heat, add 1 tbsp of the oil to a large frying pan and brown the meatballs on all sides, then remove from the pan and set aside.
- Add the remaining oil, sliced onion, garlic, coriander stems and some salt. Cook for 5 mins, then add the passata and chipotle paste. Pour in 100ml water and stir well, then simmer for 10 mins before adding the meatballs and cooking for a further 5 mins. Serve with potatoes or rice and scatter with the extra coriander leaves.
