Meat Ball is a kind of food stuff that is basically made up from ground meat rolled into a small ball with all the ingredients like breadcrumbs, onion, spices and eggs if needed. They are prepared by hands after that they are cookd by baking, frying , steaming and braising in the sauce.There is a large variety of meat balls in kofta family in India. To prepare this :
All you need:
For meat balls
* 2 Eggs (medium size)
* 50 g (2 oz) Pecorino Romano cheese (freshly grated) - alternatively you can use Parmesan cheese
* 500 g (1.1 lb) minced beef
* 2 Eggs (medium size)
* 1 Clove of garlic (finely chopped)
* 50 g (2 oz) Breadcrumbs (finely grated)
* 1 g (½ tsp) Ground black pepper
* 1 Clove of garlic (finely chopped)
* 2 g (½ tsp) Salt
* 60 ml (2 fl oz) Extra virgin olive oil
* A small handful of flat leaf parsley (finely chopped)
For Gravy:
* 1 Clove of garlic (finely chopped)
* 450 g (1 lb) Chopped tomatoes (usually 1 can)
* 60 g (2 ½ oz) Tomato purèe
* 1 Small sized onion (finely chopped)
* 150 ml (5 fl oz) Hot water for the gravy preparation
For final stage:
* Salt and ground pepper for seasoning
* A couple of sprigs of flat leaf parsley (finely chopped)
* 600 ml (1 pint) Hot water
How to make:
* Start with preparing the meatballs combining all the ingredients (except the olive oil) add meat and eggs.
* Mix all then add the Pecorino Romano cheese.
* Add chopped parsley and garlic, bred crumbs and salt.
* Add black pepper and mix properly, then make balls take care it should not break.
* Now fry the balls in olive oil make it light golden brown use non stick pan.
* Place them on the tray.
* Strain the oil because it would be used for gravy.
* Take frying pan heat the oil add chopped onion garlic and tomato puree.
* Add 150 ml of hot water cook it when gravy is done remove the pan from heat.
* Now in big frying pan add chopped tomatoes , gravy,reserved browned meatballs.
* Add water around 600 ml.
* Then add chopped parsely and salt.
* Mix properly cook for 15 min,simmer for about 2 ½ hours .After 1 ½ hours simmering, check for seasoning
* Serve and Enjoy!
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All you need:
For meat balls
* 2 Eggs (medium size)
* 50 g (2 oz) Pecorino Romano cheese (freshly grated) - alternatively you can use Parmesan cheese
* 500 g (1.1 lb) minced beef
* 2 Eggs (medium size)
* 1 Clove of garlic (finely chopped)
* 50 g (2 oz) Breadcrumbs (finely grated)
* 1 g (½ tsp) Ground black pepper
* 1 Clove of garlic (finely chopped)
* 2 g (½ tsp) Salt
* 60 ml (2 fl oz) Extra virgin olive oil
* A small handful of flat leaf parsley (finely chopped)
For Gravy:
* 1 Clove of garlic (finely chopped)
* 450 g (1 lb) Chopped tomatoes (usually 1 can)
* 60 g (2 ½ oz) Tomato purèe
* 1 Small sized onion (finely chopped)
* 150 ml (5 fl oz) Hot water for the gravy preparation
For final stage:
* Salt and ground pepper for seasoning
* A couple of sprigs of flat leaf parsley (finely chopped)
* 600 ml (1 pint) Hot water
How to make:
* Start with preparing the meatballs combining all the ingredients (except the olive oil) add meat and eggs.
* Mix all then add the Pecorino Romano cheese.
* Add chopped parsley and garlic, bred crumbs and salt.
* Add black pepper and mix properly, then make balls take care it should not break.
* Now fry the balls in olive oil make it light golden brown use non stick pan.
* Place them on the tray.
* Strain the oil because it would be used for gravy.
* Take frying pan heat the oil add chopped onion garlic and tomato puree.
* Add 150 ml of hot water cook it when gravy is done remove the pan from heat.
* Now in big frying pan add chopped tomatoes , gravy,reserved browned meatballs.
* Add water around 600 ml.
* Then add chopped parsely and salt.
* Mix properly cook for 15 min,simmer for about 2 ½ hours .After 1 ½ hours simmering, check for seasoning
* Serve and Enjoy!
For more delicious recipes. Visit http://www.myindiaguide.com/cooking/
