Sweet and Spicy Meatballs with Krummel Pap
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.
Feeds
4People
Preparation time
90Min.
Difficulty
intermediate
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
- Robertsons Black Pepper
- Sauce
- 15 ml oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 packet Knorr Mild Durban Curry Cook-In Sauce
- 1 x 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 Knorr beef stock pot (dissolved in 400ml hot water)
- Robertsons Atlantic sea salt
- Robertsons Black Pepper
- Pap
- 750 ml water
- 15 ml Robertsons Atlantic sea salt
- 1 kg mealie meal
Preparation method
- Meatballs
- In a bowl, mix the breadcrumbs and milk together.
- Heat 15ml oil in a pan, add the onion, carrot and garlic and sauté until cooked.
- Mix the bread-milk mix with the onion mix and the remaining meatball ingredients, except the oil.
- 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.
- Roll the mix into golf ball-sized balls.
- 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.
- Put aside until the sauce is ready.
- Sauce
- Heat the oil in a pan over a medium heat and add the onion and garlic. Cook until soft.
- Then add the remaining ingredients and allow to simmer away until desired thickness.
- Season the sauce to taste.
- Add your meatballs and allow them to finish cooking in the sauce.
- Pap
- Bring the water to a boil and add the salt.
- 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.
- Every 15 minutes use a fork to mix it up.
- To Serve
- Serve the saucy meatball alongside the krummel pap, garnish with fresh coriander.
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