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Preparation time
5min
Total time
48min
Portion
4 portion(s)
Level
easy
  • TM 31
published: 2014/08/28
changed: 2015/02/17

Ingredients

  • 500 grams extra lean beef
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 zucchini
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 75 grams feta cheese
  • 1 brown onion
  • 20 grams olive oil
  • 400 gram canned diced tomatoes
  • 250 grams water
  • 1 tablespoon thermomix vegetable stock
  • 50 grams herb and garlic tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons Fresh Flat Leaf Parsley, chopped

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Recipe's preparation

  1. Place carrot and zucchini into TM bowl and chop 3 seconds/speed 5. Set aside.

  2. Add slightly frozen steak and mince for 10 seconds/speed 7 for a fine consistency.

  3. Add oregano, garlic, egg, carrot, zucchini and some pepper (to taste) into TM bowl then mix 10 seconds/reverse/speed 3. Tip the mixture onto Thermomat, then rinse bowl to make the sauce.

  4. Roll mixture into balls.

  5. Cut the feta into 12 1.5cm cubes, crumble remaining feta and reserve. Push a cube into the middle of each meatball then enclose. Then place meatballs into Varoma.

  6. Place onion into TM bowl and chop 3 seconds/speed 6. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add oil then sauté 3 minutes/varoma/speed 1.

  7. Add tomatoes, vegetable stock, tomato paste and water into TM bowl then put Varoma dish containing meatballs on top to steam while the sauce is cooking. Cook sauce 30 minutes/varoma/speed 1.

  8. Check meatballs then cook for a further 10 minutes/varoma/reverse/speed 2.

  9. Put meatballs into Thermoserver then pour the sauce over the top and leave for 20 minutes with the lid on to mix the flavours.

  10. Serve topped with remaining feta and the chopped parsley.

Thermomix Model

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    Recipe is created for
    TM 31

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Comments

  • 14. June 2015 - 19:29
    5.0

    Wow....delicious!!

    This meal was chosen and cooked by my 13 year old daughter and it tasted absolutely FANTASTIC!! We served the meatballs on a bed of instant polenta.

  • 9. December 2014 - 15:02
    5.0

    Very tasty and easy! Thought the meatball mix was going to be too sloppy but firmed up perfectly after steaming! 

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