Great Meatballs of Fire
- Reviews 2
Ready In: 1 hr 40 mins
Serves: 8
Ingredients
Balls
- 1 kg ground lamb
- 2 red onions, diced
- 1 red chili
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1⁄4 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves, chopped
- 5 slices bread, crumbed
- 3 beaten eggs
- 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 150 g grated parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper
Sauce
- 400 g Italian tomatoes
- 1 red chili, roughly chopped
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 50 g brown sugar
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 50 ml white vinegar
- 50 ml extra virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper
Directions
- Balls:.
- Mix ingredients together and form into walnut-sized balls.
- Process together the tomatoes, chilli, onion and garlic. To this mixture, add the bay leaves, cinnamon, vinegar, olive oil and salt and pepper.
- Seal the meatballs in hot oil in a frying pan a few at a time, then top with sauce, cover with foil and bake in a 180c for about 1 hour.
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