With the recipe albondigas you can bring the Spanish atmosphere into your home in no time with a homemade tapas dish. Cozy to share and easy to prepare thanks to a simple recipe. The juicy and flavorful meatballs are infused with a rich tomato sauce and a big comfort food favorite among many. The recipe comes from restaurant Van De Leur, which not only serves Spanish dishes, but all kinds of different surprise dishes that the Chef prepares with love on the Big Green Egg. Who will you surprise with this recipe?
Meatball supplies:
400 g mixed minced meat
Pepper
Salt
½ tsp cumin powder
1 tsp pimenton
1 egg (small)
2 tbsp panko
Sauce requirements:
Hand blender
1 garlic clove
1 shalot
1 tbsp olive oil
Red wine (1 dash is enough)
1 can of peeled tomatoes
½ can of water
Salt and pepper
1 tsp pimenton
½ tsp cumin powder
Half a can of water
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp ginger syrup
How to prepare meatballs:
1. Season the minced meat with pepper, salt, cumin powder, 1 tbsp pimenton, panko and add the egg;
2. Roll 12 balls out of the mixture and put them cold.
How to prepare sauce:
1. Finely chop the garlic and shallot and sauté both in olive oil;
2. Add a splash of red wine and evaporate the alcohol;
3. Then pour the can of peeled tomatoes with half a can of water;
4. Add the pimenton, cumin powder, pepper and salt to taste and let it stew for 5 minutes;
5. Then make a smooth whole with the immersion blender and add the tomato puree and ginger syrup (test for salt);
6. Finally, add the balls to the sauce and let them simmer gently for 8 minutes (do not stir, but shake).
