Chili meatballs with tomato-potato puree and cucumber salad

AUTHOR
Reed Chan
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 2
COOK TIME
50 mins
TOTAL TIME
50 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 150 g dried tomatoes in oil
  • 1 kg Potatoes
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 1 (400 g) giant cucumber
  • 1 red onion
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Wine vinegar
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp Sugar
  • 8 TABLESPOONS Oil
  • 1 Onion
  • 2 small chilies
  • 600 g mixed minced meat
  • 1 egg (size M)
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Breadcrumbs
  • 2 TEASPOONS Mustard
  • 200 ml Milk
  • 7-10 Tbsp grated nutmeg
  • 12 Stem(s) Basil
  • 7-10 Tbsp a few little dill flags

Directions

  1. 1

    Drain the tomatoes. Peel, wash and quarter the potatoes. Cook in boiling salted water for about 20 minutes. Wash and clean the cucumber and cut into fine slices. Peel and halve the red onion and cut it into strips. Mix vinegar with salt, pepper and sugar.

  2. 2

    Fold in 4 tablespoons of oil. Mix cucumber and red onion with the marinade, let it stand for at least 30 minutes, season again. Peel white onion and cut into fine cubes. Halve the chilli peppers, remove seeds and cut into fine strips. Knead minced meat, diced onion, chilli strips, egg, breadcrumbs and mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Form minced meat into about 20 small meatballs. Heat 4 tablespoons of oil in a large pan. Fry the meatballs over medium heat for about 8 minutes, turning them over. Drain the potatoes. Add milk and mash to puree.

  3. 3

    Season with salt and pepper. Form minced meat into about 20 small meatballs. Heat 4 tablespoons of oil in a large pan. Fry the meatballs over medium heat for about 8 minutes, turning them over. Drain the potatoes. Add milk and mash to puree. Season to taste with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Put 4 stems of basil aside. Cut dried tomatoes and remaining basil into strips and fold into the puree. Arrange cucumber salad in small bowls, garnish with dill. Arrange the puree and meatballs, garnish with basil and chillies

  4. 4

    Season to taste with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Put 4 stems of basil aside. Cut dried tomatoes and remaining basil into strips and fold into the puree. Arrange cucumber salad in small bowls, garnish with dill. Arrange the puree and meatballs, garnish with basil and chillies

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
860 kcal
CARBS
47 g
FATS
56 g
PROTEINS
40 g