Spicy Meatballs With Orange Sauce

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Introduction

Ingredients

Serves: 5

Metric Cups

400 grams meat (chopped, or 200g of ground meat and 200g of ground pork)
50 grams bread (drench in milk)
1 egg
2 carrots (cut thinly lengthwise)
4 leeks (or 2 large onions)
1 handful mint (chop all herbs together)
1 handful fresh parsley (chop all herbs together)
1 handful fresh coriander (chop all herbs together)
2 large oranges (juice of)
olive oil
5 grams allspice
salt
pepper

14 ounces meat (chopped, or 200g of ground meat and 200g of ground pork)
2 ounces bread (drench in milk)
1 egg
2 carrots (cut thinly lengthwise)
4 leeks (or 2 large onions)
1 handful mint (chop all herbs together)
1 handful fresh parsley (chop all herbs together)
1 handful cilantro (chop all herbs together)
2 large oranges (juice of)
olive oil
ounce allspice
salt
pepper

Method

Spicy Meatballs With Orange Sauce is a community recipe submitted by NYinRome and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Mix mince with soaked bread, egg spices and chopped herbs. Shape into small meatballs.

Put ribbon cut carrots and thinly sliced leeks (I used 2 red onions) in pan with oil on low heat. Cook for 3-5 minutes till softened and all covered well with olive oil.

Place meatballs on top of veg mix;at this point the recipe says to cover and cook 10minutes, but I threw in a glass of veg broth, then covered.

After 10 minutes or so, add the orange juice and continue cooking, until you have a lovely syrupy texture and the meatballs are done.

Chop some more mint and throw on top, taste for salt and serve.

Mix mince with soaked bread, egg spices and chopped herbs. Shape into small meatballs.

Put ribbon cut carrots and thinly sliced leeks (I used 2 red onions) in pan with oil on low heat. Cook for 3-5 minutes till softened and all covered well with olive oil.

Place meatballs on top of veg mix;at this point the recipe says to cover and cook 10minutes, but I threw in a glass of veg broth, then covered.

After 10 minutes or so, add the orange juice and continue cooking, until you have a lovely syrupy texture and the meatballs are done.

Chop some more mint and throw on top, taste for salt and serve.

Additional Information

For the sauce I imagine you could use a glass of white wine too, instead of the veg broth. I used red onions, as I had those on hand and love them. As for the mince, the recipe called for mince meat, I did half and half, as written, but here too I guess you could use pork, lamb, chuck, in any amounts you wish.