Mini Meatballs

Name: Mini Meatballs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 25
Cuisine: Beef
Ingredients: 200 g Lean Minced Beef; 45 g White Breadcrumbs; 1 Egg; 1 Onion; 1 Garlic Clove; 1/2 Apple; 1/4 Stock Cubes; 15 g Parmesan Cheese; 1 Tbsp Parsley; 2 tsp Olive Oil; 1 tsp Tomato Puree; Vegetable Oil

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Level

moderate

Cooking

20 min

Preparation

20 min

Ingredients

Servings

Lean Minced Beef	200 g
White Breadcrumbs 2 medium slices of bread	45 g
Egg beaten	1
Onion medium sized, finely chopped	1
Garlic Clove peeled and crushed	1
Apple small sized, peeled and grated	¹⁄₂
Stock Cubes crumbled	¹⁄₄
Parmesan Cheese freshly grated	15 g
Parsley chopped	1 tbsp
Olive Oil	2 tsp
Tomato Puree	1 tsp
Vegetable Oil for frying

How to cook

Prepare the sautéed ingredients

Heat olive oil in a saucepan and sauté the onion for 3 minutes, stirring until softened.
Add the garlic and sauté for 30 seconds then set aside to cool.

Prepare the meatballs

Mix together the beef, breadcrumbs, parsley, parmesan, tomato purée, apple and stock cube.
Stir in the sautéed onion and garlic, and add the beaten egg to bind.
Form the mixture into 25 mini meatballs.

Start cooking

Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan and sauté the meatballs until browned and cooked inside then drain on kitchen paper.
Alternatively preheat an oven to 180°C / 160°C Fan and cook the meatballs for about 15 minutes, turning halfway through until cooked through.