Bosnian Vegetarian Meatballs in Yogurt Sauce
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 22
- Yields:
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24 2 inch balls
ingredients
- 2 large onions, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 medium carrots, grated
- salt and pepper
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 1⁄4 cups whole wheat bread crumbs
- 1 cup almonds, toasted lightly and ground
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
- 1⁄4 cup tamari soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon ground fennel
- 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne
- 1⁄2 teaspoon caraway seed, ground
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 3 cake tofu, pressed
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Sauce
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups plain yogurt
- 1 -2 teaspoon caraway seed, ground
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
- salt and pepper
directions
- Saute the onions and garlic in oil until they begin to turn golden, about 6 minutes.
- Add the carrots, salt and black pepper and continue to cook for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Ste aside to cool.
- Mix together eggs, bread crumbs, almonds, mustard, sesame oil, and soy sauce.
- Stir in herbs and spices into bread-crumb mixture.
- Crumble the tofu into the mixture and knead it with your hands until combined.
- Drain the sauteed vegetables and stir them into the mix.
- Form about 24 balls, place them on an oiled baking sheet and bake at 350F for 30 minutes until nicely browned.
- For yogurt sauce, just mix together the ingredients.
- Heat the sauce for about 15 minutes, stirring constantly until it thickens. Be patient, and do not overheat or eggs may curdle.
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Reviews
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Fantastic recipe and fun to make! The veggie meatballs were very good. Nice way to use tofu for protein. We paired it with savoury couscous #221217, and steamed parsnips, carrots and pear. I didn't really love the yoghurt sauce so next time I will add a vinegarette dressing of some sort. Thank you for sharing, this recipe will be used again and again!
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An excellent recipe. I made half quantities and made 12 'meat' balls. We had 3 each; leaving the other 6 to freeze. The balls went together really well and held their shape during cooking. The yogurt sauce was surprisingly good too; I expected it to be O.K, but it was so much better than that. Mr B and I also think this would work well with a tomato sauce. Bunny Mom, I recommend you do try this. Thanks for sharing.
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