- TM 31
Ingredients
Baharat
- 30 g black peppercorns
- 30 g cinnamon quills
- 30 g cumin seeds
- 30 g ground paprika
- 1½ tbsp coriander seeds
- 3 tsp ground cardamom
- 3 tsp whole cloves
- 3 tsp ground nutmeg
Sauce
- 100 g brown onion, cut into pieces
- 1 garlic clove
- 30 g extra virgin olive oil
- 30 g tomato paste
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only
- 1 dried bay leaf
- 500 g tomato passata
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- ½ tsp raw sugar
- 2 pinches salt, to taste
- 2 pinches ground black pepper, to taste
Meatballs
- 2 garlic cloves
- 130 g brown onion
- 20 g extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ to taste cayenne pepper
- 2 tsp baharat (see above)
- 60 g tomato paste
- 30 g breadcrumbs
- 50 g white wine
- 500 g lamb mince
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp salt
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Place all baharat ingredients into mixing bowl and dry roast 4 min/Varoma/speed 1. Allow to cool, then mill 1 min/speed 9. Transfer into a container and set aside until use.
Place onion, garlic and olive oil into mixing bowl and chop 3 sec/speed 7. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl with spatula, then saute 3 min/Varoma/speed 1.
Add tomato paste and cook 1 min/Varoma/speed 1.
Add all remaining sauce ingredients and cook 20 min/100°C/speed 1.5. Transfer into a bowl and set aside until use. Clean and dry mixing bowl.
Preheat oven to 210°C. Line two baking trays with baking paper and set aside.
Place garlic into mixing bowl and chop 3 sec/speed 7. Transfer into a bowl and set aside.
Place onion and oil into mixing bowl and chop 3 sec/speed 5. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl with spatula and saute 3 min/Varoma/speed 1, placing simmering basket instead of measuring cup onto mixing bowl lid.
Add reserved garlic, cayenne pepper, 2 tsp baharat and tomato paste and cook 1 min/Varoma/speed 2, placing simmering basket instead of measuring cup onto mixing bowl lid.
Add all remaining meatball ingredients and mix 8 sec/speed 5, or until combined.
Shape the mixture into golf ball-sized meatballs and place onto prepared baking trays, repeat until all mixture is used (mixture should make approx. 22 meatballs).
Place meatballs into oven and bake (210°C) for 8-10 minutes, or until cooked through. Remove from oven and reduce temperature to 180°C. Transfer meatballs into a large casserole dish and pour sauce over the top. Cook (180°C) for a further 15 minutes. Serve warm
Baharat
Sauce
Meatballs
Tip
· Serve as a canape or as a main course with freshly made pasta or with crusty fresh bread and salad.
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Recipe is created forTM 31
Comments
I love the baharat and I have used it in the sauce and in various ways. I have also made this recipe twice - and I won't make it again. It's too fiddly and fussy. I might try a speedier way of doing it. Maybe I'll make a meat loaf and pour the sauce over it.
Enjoyed this very much. Spice mix is great to add to soups, sprinkle on cauliflower cheese, etc!
This is a very tasty and lovely dish, but it is a lot of work for meatballs. Considering you only need two teaspoons of the Baharat spice for the recipe I would have made a much smaller amount had I analysed the individual quantities more carefully. Alternatively, I would have just purchased a small jar. I halved it and still have so much left over I'm going to have to find lots of recipes that use Baharat spice mix.
Loved them, really tasty thanks
Not for me.
Not that they were not nice but too bland for my family and didnt like the lamb texture
Thanks,
Julie
Wonderful. The whole family loved them. Had to use ready made Baharat spice, so the homemade version is probably even better.
A very tasty middle eastern variant on spagetti bolognaise! The meatballs were very soft and had to be handled carefully not to break.
TIP
The spice mix makes a large enough quantity to be used in marinades or with other meats like beef ,chicken or fish and can be made in advance.
These were the best meatballs ever...Mixed up my Cumin and Coriander in the Baharat part and then overmixed my meatball mince as I did 2 x recipe (sauce + meatballs) and it did not mix well first time round so I put it on speed 5 for a minute.. haha - ended up a mush and had to spoon onto baking tray.. but once cooked was soooo good! Lots of Baharat spice mix left but after looking online seems like a good handy spice so all good.
do you use fresh or dry breadcrumbs?
Best meatballs ever! The flavour is fabulous and they were well worth the effort.
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