Ismir Meatballs in Tomato Sauce Recipe

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Ismir Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
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Ingredients
20
Count
Nutrition
947
Calories
Total time
140
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Start by making the meatballs so that you can rest them while you are making the sauce. Knead the minced lamb with breadcrumbs, powdered cumin, chopped onion, garlic, olives and the beaten egg. Season the mixture with salt and the freshly ground black pepper.
  2. Wet your hands and mould the mixture into spheres, about 2-cm in diameter (2.5-cm = 1 inch), and leave them in the fridge for the flavours to meld.
  3. To make the sauce, add the jar of passata, 80 ml (1/3 cup) olive oil and the sugar to a large non-reactive saucepan, and pass the tomatoes and their juice through a sieve into the pan. They will add extra flavour to the ready-made passata.
  4. Season with salt and the freshly ground pepper, add the muslin-wrapped spices and leave the sauce to simmer for 30 minutes; and remember to skim it regularly.
  5. Add the onions to the pan and allow the sauce to simmer for another hour until they are cooked, then cook for another 20 minutes.
  6. Blanch the remaining cracked olives in boiling water for 2 minutes and add them to the tomato sauce. Place the lid on the pan, and leave them to simmer gently.
  7. Roll the meatballs in flour and fry them in a little olive oil to brown them and firm them before they are added to the sauce.
  8. Place the yoghurt in a small bowl or jug and add the cumin seeds and stir well. Cover, and leave in the fridge.
  9. Bring the sauce to simmering point, add the meatballs and leave to simmer with the lid on until cooked, about 15 minutes.
  10. Serve the meatballs on boiled, long-grain rice, with the sauce in which they were cooked, with the cool, cumin yoghurt on the side.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 947.38 Kcal (3966 kJ)
Calories from fat 623.89 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 69.32g 107%
Cholesterol 132.17mg 44%
Sodium 1641.68mg 68%
Potassium 562.13mg 12%
Total Carbs 48.42g 16%
Sugars 8.91g 36%
Dietary Fiber 10.02g 40%
Protein 33.91g 68%
Vitamin C 5mg 8%
Iron 8.4mg 47%
Calcium 558.1mg 56%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 235.52 Kcal (986 kJ)
Calories from fat 155.1 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.23g 107%
Cholesterol 32.86mg 44%
Sodium 408.13mg 68%
Potassium 139.75mg 12%
Total Carbs 12.04g 16%
Sugars 2.22g 36%
Dietary Fiber 2.49g 40%
Protein 8.43g 68%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 8%
Iron 2.1mg 47%
Calcium 138.8mg 56%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 23.9
    Points
  • 25
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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