Los Jalapeño meatballs

AUTHOR
Jennie Fields
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
5 1
The spirited troupe is celebrated for their delicious juggling and handles cranberries, cola, chillies, barbecue sauce and spring onions masterfully
COOK TIME
50 mins
TOTAL TIME
50 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 150 g dried cranberries
  • 100 g Barbecue sauce (bottle)
  • 100 ml Coke
  • 30 g Jalapeños
  • 600 g Beef mince
  • 1 Egg (Gr. M)
  • 40 g Breadcrumbs
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper
  • 1 TABLESPOON Sesame
  • 3 TABLESPOONS Oil
  • 2 Spring onions

Directions

  1. 1

    Soak the cranberries in 200 ml water for about 10 minutes. Place the berries together with the soaking water, barbecue sauce and cola in a blender or a tall mixing bowl and puree finely.

  2. 2

    Clean the jalapeños, cut them lengthwise, remove the seeds, wash and chop them. Knead with minced meat, egg and breadcrumbs. Season with 1 tsp salt and 1⁄2 tsp pepper. Form approx. 24 balls from the mixture.

  3. 3

    Roast sesame seeds in a pan without fat, remove. Heat the oil in the pan. Fry the meatballs in the oil for 3-5 minutes in portions. Add cranberry sauce, bring to the boil. Let the meatballs simmer for about 5 minutes at low heat, turning occasionally. Clean and wash spring onions, cut into rings and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
510 kcal
CARBS
43 g
FATS
20 g
PROTEINS
35 g