Meatballs (and sauces)

rachbc

I use a bit of bulgar wheat in with mince lamb for patties and kofta - like using breadcrumbs but with a nuttier taste

mardatha

Wots kofta?

rachbc

spicey meatballs!


Sorry for being poncy

kidcat

I always add breadcrumbs and an egg to meatballs, and sometimes a little onion finely chopped.

SailorSam

rachbc wrote: »

I use a bit of bulgar wheat in with mince lamb for patties and kofta - like using breadcrumbs but with a nuttier taste

I've had a bag of Bulgar there for ages, i never thought of adding it to mince i generally add red lentils.

Meadows

mardatha wrote: »

Ok ta everybody. I cant add lentils to meatballs, they'd all fall oot
I cant puree anything cos no blender, but I can grate. Oh says I'm very grating. Ta muchly!

Meatballs with Lentils

Ingredients:

2 T. butter
1 pound ground Goat or Lamb meat
2 cloves
3 medium tomatoes diced
2 T garam masala*
1 cup red lentils, washed
1 1/2 t. chili powder
2 cups hot water
1/2 t. turmeric
Salt to taste
1/2 t. ginger, chopped (Paprika garnish)
1 t. garlic, crushed and diced 1 inch cinnamon stick (optional)
2 cups fresh cilantro (corriander), chopped
1 medium onion, diced
To prepare:

In hot saucepan add all the whole spices. Stir continuously for 2 minutes. Add butter chopped onions and garlic. When onions turn light brown add ginger. And half of all ground spices. Stir then add red lentils and 1/2 cup cilantro. Add 2 cups of hot water and simmer.
In separate bowl, mix ground meat, 1 cup chopped cilantro and the rest of the ground spices. Form 1 inch meatballs and place in the simmering mixture. Cook for 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes then cook for an additional 10 minutes. Remove meatballs from mixture. Boil to reduce liquid for 10 minutes. During this time add butter to a frying pan and thoroughly brown meat balls then sprinkle with paprika.

mardatha

Rach you werent being poncey pet, its me who knows nothing about "foreign " food!! I am now going to ask......
wot is cilantro? And no, I'm not being funny ! :rotfl::rotfl:Can you tell I am not a cook?? And I hate cooking with a passion?
Meadows, I could never in a million years do that, halfway through I'd get bored and go and eat chocolate instead. And even if I did - the RV wouldnt eat it! I think we're a lost cause !

Badrick

mardatha wrote: »

wot is cilantro? And no, I'm not being funny ! :rotfl::rotfl:Can you tell I am not a cook?? And I hate cooking with a passion?

Coriander leaves, in American cooking, the seeds are generally referred to as coriander, the leaves as cilantro.

mardatha

Ah, thank you !

Meadows

mardatha wrote: »

wot is cilantro? And no, I'm not being funny ! Can you tell I am not a cook?? And I hate cooking with a passion? !

As per the recipe " 2 cups fresh cilantro (corriander), chopped"

Can tell you are not a cook you didn't read the recipe xx