Name: Tomato and Honey Glazed Meatballs
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Jasmine rice and steamed green beans, to serve; MEATBALLS; 1kg pork and veal mince; 1⁄2 cup packaged driedbreadcrumbs; 2 tblsps tomato sauce; 2 tsps chipotle in adobo sauce; 1⁄3 cup finely chopped fresh parsley, plus extra to garnish; 3 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 egg; Salt and pepper, to taste; GLAZE (makes 1 cup); 1⁄2 cup tomato sauce; 1⁄4 cup honey; 2 beef stock cubes (5g each), crumbled; 2 tsps chipotle in adobo sauce

Tomato and Honey Glazed Meatballs

Just $4.13 per serve.

Serves 4

Prep

25M

Cook

10M

Total

35M

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Pork and veal mince is available from major supermarkets or butchers. Meatballs can be prepared up to one day ahead. Keep covered in the fridge.

Ingredients

Jasmine rice and steamed green beans, to serve

MEATBALLS

1kg pork and veal mince

1⁄2 cup packaged driedbreadcrumbs

2 tblsps tomato sauce

2 tsps chipotle in adobo sauce

1⁄3 cup finely chopped fresh parsley, plus extra to garnish

3 cloves garlic, crushed

1 egg

Salt and pepper, to taste

GLAZE (makes 1 cup)

1⁄2 cup tomato sauce

1⁄4 cup honey

2 beef stock cubes (5g each), crumbled

2 tsps chipotle in adobo sauce

Method

To make glaze, combine all ingredients in a jug. Mix well.

2 To make meatballs, combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Roll 1⁄4 cups of mixture into balls (makes 14).

3 Heat an oiled, large, non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add meatballs in two batches. Cook, turning occasionally, for about 5 minutes, or until browned all over. Transfer to an oiled, large oven tray with 1cm to 2cm deep edges. Spoon over glaze. Turn to coat.

4 Cook in a hot oven (200C) for about 10 minutes, or until meatballs are cooked through.

5 Serve meatballs over rice with beans. Spoon over glaze from tray. Garnish with extra parsley.

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Kim Meredith