Green spelt meatballs with tomato sauce

AUTHOR
Rachel Vazquez
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 2
COOK TIME
75 mins
TOTAL TIME
75 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 250 g Green spelt
  • 1/2 TEASPOON Vegetable broth (instant)
  • 100 g Gouda cheese
  • 1 Egg (Gr. M)
  • 1-2 TABLESPOONS dark wheat flour (type 1050)
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp black pepper
  • 300 g Leeks (leek)
  • 300 g Mushrooms
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Oil
  • 1 package (500 g) chunky tomatoes
  • 1/2 bunch Parsley

Directions

  1. 1

    Soak the green spelt overnight in 3/4 l water. Boil up the green spelt with the soaking water and the broth. Cover and simmer for about 35 minutes

  2. 2

    Grate cheese. Drain the green spelt. Puree 1/3 green spelt. Mix with whole green spelt, Gouda cheese, egg and flour. Season with salt and pepper. Let cool off

  3. 3

    Clean, wash and cut the leek into rings. Clean, wash and halve the mushrooms. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil. Steam mushrooms and leek for about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and simmer for another 5 minutes. Season, keep warm

  4. 4

    Form 8 meatballs from the green spelt mixture. Heat 3 tablespoons of oil and fry the meatballs for about 4 minutes on each side until golden brown. Arrange everything. Wash and chop the parsley and sprinkle over it

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
490 kcal
CARBS
47 g
FATS
22 g
PROTEINS
23 g

Categories & Tags

MiscellaneousVegetables