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Izmir Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Name: Izmir Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
Total time: 2 h 2 min
Yield: Serves 5 to 6
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 750 g ground lamb, finely minced; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1 onion, small, finely grated; 2 slices white bread, thick, stale; 1 egg; 1 tsp ground cumin; 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped; salt, to taste; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 40 g all-purpose flour, for coating; 60 g unsalted butter; 375 g tomatoes, peeled and chopped; 80 g green bell pepper, finely chopped; ½ tsp sugar; 125 ml water; salt, to taste; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste

Small oval meatballs flavoured with cumin and parsley, browned and then simmered slowly in a fresh tomato and green pepper sauce until tender. Good over rice or with plenty of bread.

YieldServes 5 to 6
Hands-on45 min
Total2 h 2 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

750 gground lamb, finely minced
1 clovegarlic, crushed
1onion, small, finely grated
2 sliceswhite bread, thick, stale
1egg
1 tspground cumin
2 tbspflat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
to tastesalt
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
40 gall-purpose flour, for coating
60 gunsalted butter

Tomato sauce

375 gtomatoes, peeled and chopped
80 ggreen bell pepper, finely chopped
½ tspsugar
125 mlwater
to tastesalt
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Bell (sweet) pepper
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Parsley
Black and white pepper
Cumin
Yeast
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Lamb and mutton

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: moderate
Carbs: low
Fat: high
Fiber: low
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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Ingredients

Tomato sauce

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