Buckwheat noodles with apple-host vegetables and meatballs

Name: Buckwheat noodles with apple-host vegetables and meatballs
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 25 g Peanut kernels; 2 Onions; 100 g Mountain cheese (e.g. Appenzeller cheese); 2 TABLESPOONS Butter or margarine; 1 TEASPOON Sugar; 1 TABLESPOON Flour; 200 ml Vegetable broth; 200 ml Milk; 1 TEASPOON + 2 tablespoons oil; 300 g mixed minced meat; 1 TEASPOON Mustard; 1 Egg yolk (size M); 2 TABLESPOONS Breadcrumbs; 1 TEASPOON Sweet peppers; 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 7-10 Tbsp Pepper; 300 g Buckwheat noodles (e.g. Spirelli); 350 g Savoy cabbage; 2 Apples (about 150 g each); 7-10 Tbsp grated nutmeg; 1/2 bunch Chives

AUTHOR
Valentine Lee

DIFFICULTY
very easy

RATING

COOK TIME
40 mins

TOTAL TIME
40 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

25 g Peanut kernels
2 Onions
100 g Mountain cheese (e.g. Appenzeller cheese)
2 TABLESPOONS Butter or margarine
1 TEASPOON Sugar
1 TABLESPOON Flour
200 ml Vegetable broth
200 ml Milk
1 TEASPOON + 2 tablespoons oil
300 g mixed minced meat
1 TEASPOON Mustard
1 Egg yolk (size M)
2 TABLESPOONS Breadcrumbs
1 TEASPOON Sweet peppers
7-10 Tbsp Salt
7-10 Tbsp Pepper
300 g Buckwheat noodles (e.g. Spirelli)
350 g Savoy cabbage
2 Apples (about 150 g each)
7-10 Tbsp grated nutmeg
1/2 bunch Chives

Directions

1
Roast the nuts in a pan without fat until golden brown. Let them cool down on a flat plate. For the sauce peel 1 onion and dice finely. Grate cheese finely. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a small pan.
2
Fry diced onions with sugar in it until transparent. Dust with flour and briefly sauté. Pour on 100 ml stock and milk. Add cheese and melt in it while stirring occasionally. Simmer for 3-4 minutes, reduce heat and keep sauce warm.
3
For the meatballs peel 1 onion and chop finely. Heat 1 tsp. oil in a small pan. Fry the diced onion in it until golden brown. In a bowl, mix the minced meat, mustard, egg yolk, breadcrumbs and paprika.
4
Season with salt and pepper. Form 16 small balls from the mixture. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large frying pan. Fry the meatballs for about 8 minutes. Cook the noodles in boiling salted water according to the instructions on the packet.
5
Savoy cabbage clean, wash, remove stalk. Cut the savoy cabbage into strips. Wash apples, grate dry, quarter them, remove core. Cut quarters into slices. Melt 1 tbsp. fat in a pan.
6
Fry the apples in it until golden brown. Add the savoy cabbage, steam briefly and add the rest of the stock. Season to taste with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Let simmer for about 4 minutes at low heat.
7
Wash the chives, shake dry and, except for a few stalks for garnishing, cut into fine rolls. Drain the noodles, put them back into the pot, add the sauce and mix. Arrange on plates with apple-host vegetables and meatballs.
8
Sprinkle with nuts and chives. Garnish with chives.