Maple, Chilli Meatballs
These are very easy to make with no real tricky ingredients. I like there lack of strong garlic flavour. Serve them in rolls slathered in cheese or as an appetiser with toothpicks OR as i did with some sweet potato chips and leafy greens
Ingredients
- 500 gm Pork and Beef mince
- 3/4 cup fresh breadcrumbs I used Panko
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 Egg lightly whisked
- 2 teaspoons tomato chutney I didn't have this so i skipped
- 2 teaspoon Soy Sauce
- 2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 3 teaspoons cider vinegar
- 1 small onion grated on the cheese grater
- 1/2 apple grated I used a granny smith- green one
Glaze
- 125 ml water
- 125 ml tomato sauce yes the one you put on your chips
- 60 ml cider vinegar 3 Tablespoon
- 20 ml sweet chilli sauce 1 tablespoon
- 20 ml maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder
- 3 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon Juice
- 2 tablespoons Parsley chopped
Instructions
- Combine the mince, breadcrumbs,salt,egg,tomato sauce, chutney, soy, Worcester sauce, onion, apple and mix very well. Shape into walnut sized balls and lay on a tray.
- Heat the fry pan then add 1/2 the oil, when hot add about 1/2 of the meat balls and cook turning till browned. ( If they are not fully cooked they will finish in the sauce at the end)
- Take out and drain on paper while you cook the rest.
- Mop out any excess oil and add the glaze ingredients. Bring up to the boil and stir then add the meatballs so they continue to cook and are nicely glazed by the sauce.
- The sauce will reduce and become a nice thick shiny glaze in about 5 minutes.
Notes
These would be nice with smoked rpaprika