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Sweet And Spicy Meatballs With Krummel Pap

Sweet and Spicy Meatballs with Krummel Pap 
  • 4 People
  • 90 min.
  • intermediate 
Sultanas add a pop of sweetness to these juicy little meatballs, which are browned in the pan then simmered in a rich, lightly curried tomato sauce. To create a feast that’s truly South African, serve your meatballs with krummel pap – mielie meal cooked and fluffed with a fork to create a crumbly texture. 
Ingredients

Meatballs

  • 50 g breadcrumbs
  • 40 ml milk
  • 55 ml canola oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 carrot, finely grated
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 50 ml sultanas
  • 10 g coriander, roughly chopped
  • 10 g parsley, roughly chopped
  • 1 egg
  • 500 g lean beef mince
  • Robertsons Atlantic sea salt, to season
  • 1 ml Robertsons black pepper, to taste

Sauce

  • 15 ml oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 48 g packet Knorr Mild Durban curry cooking sauce
  • 1 x 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 1 Knorr beef stock pot (dissolved in 400ml hot water)
  • Robertsons Atlantic sea salt, to season
  • 1 ml Robertsons black pepper, to taste

Pap

  • 750 ml water
  • 15 ml Robertsons Atlantic sea salt
  • 1 kg cornflour
Cooking Method

Meatballs

  1. In a bowl, mix the breadcrumbs and milk together.

  2. Heat 15ml oil in a pan, add the onion, carrot and garlic and sauté until cooked.

  3. Mix the bread-milk mix with the onion mix and the remaining meatball ingredients, except the oil.

  4. Heat a little bit of the oil in a pan and fry off a small piece of meatball to taste the seasoning, adjust if necessary.

  5. Roll the mix into golf ball-sized balls.

  6. Heat the remaining oil in the pan over a medium heat and gently fry the meatballs so they have some colour on the outside, but not cooked through.

  7. Put aside until the sauce is ready.

Sauce

  1. Heat the oil in a pan over a medium heat and add the onion and garlic. Cook until soft.

  2. Then add the remaining ingredients and allow to simmer away until desired thickness.

  3. Season the sauce to taste.

  4. Add your meatballs and allow them to finish cooking in the sauce.

Pap

  1. Bring the water to a boil and add the salt.

  2. Pour the mealie meal into the water, turn the heat down to the lowest, cover with a lid, and leave to cook for 1 hour.

  3. Every 15 minutes use a fork to mix it up.

To Serve

  1. Serve the saucy meatball alongside the krummel pap, garnish with fresh coriander.

  • Nut Free
  • Dairy Free
  • Gluten Free

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