Another winner recipe: chili con carne meatballs, enough said! How many recipes are out there to make a good meatball dinner?
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Mexican
Prep Time20minutes
Cook Time1hour
Total Time1hour20minutes
Servings4people
Calories per serving571kcal
Ingredients
16 to 20rawmeatballs
½smallonionchopped
3mediumgarlic cloveschopped
1tbspground cumin
1tspcoriander powder
½green bell pepper
1tspgaram masala
1lbcanned chopped tomatoes(450 g)
⅓lbcanned black beans(150 g), drained weight
⅓lbcanned sweet corn(150 g), drained weight
a handfulfresh cilantro
3tbspplain flour
1tbspcaster sugar
1tbsptomato paste
2bay leaves
olive oil
pepper
salt
Instructions
Chili Con Carne Meatballs Brown them on all sides until golden for 5 to 6 minutes.
Then remove them from the pan but keep the hot oil. Turn the heat lower and add the bay leaves, rosemary, chopped onion and garlic.
Gently fry the onion in the oil for 4 minutes. Then add the chopped tomatoes, tomato paste and sugar.
Stir well. Season with pepper and salt. Cover the pan and let the tomato sauce simmer for 20 minutes. Then add the browned meatballs back to the pan. Stir and add the drained beans, corn, freshly chopped cilantro and chopped green bell pepper. Season with the ground cumin, coriander and garam masala.
Turn the heat up until the meatballs and tomato sauce are boiling. Then turn the heat low again. Simmer the meatballs under a lid for 20 more minutes. Stir regularly. Check the seasoning in the end and add extra pepper or salt to taste if necessary. Scoop the sauce and meatballs onto deep warm plates. Serve piping hot.