👹🌶️ Get ready for a little Halloween fun in the kitchen with my Spicy Meatball Monsters! These tasty little meatballs are packed with flavour and given a spooky monster makeover, making them perfect for a Halloween dinner or party. They’re easy to make, delicious to eat and guaranteed to bring a bit of fun to the table! 🎃👀 Below is a video and recipe for you.
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Ingredients for the Meatballs
- Mince beef x 500g
- Courgette x 1
- Almond flour, ground flax seed or breadcrumbs x 4 tbsps
- Tamari x 2 tbsp
- Smoked paprika x 1 tsp
- Mild chili pepper x 1 tsp
- Garlic granules x 1 tsp
- Onion granules x 1 tsp
- Cayenne pepper x 1 tsp
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Parma ham x 4 – 8
Method for the meatballs
- Peel and grate the courgette.
- Set it aside.
- Put the mince beef into a large mixing bowl.
- Add in the grated courgette, almond flour, ground flax seed or breadcrumbs, tamari, smoked paprika, mild chilli powder, onion granules, garlic granules, cayenne pepper and salt and pepper to taste.
- Wet your hands under the tap and make sure your hands are damp.
- Scrunch all the ingredients together with your hand.
- When everything is mixed together divide into four parts.
- Take one of the four parts and start to make meatballs from the part.
- It will make 2 large meatballs.
- Next wrap them in a slice or half a slice of Parma ham.
- Put the meatballs onto the dinner plate and put them into the fridge for at least a couple of hours.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C or gas mark 5 – 6.
- Remove the meatballs from the fridge and place them onto a baking tray.
- Place the tray into the oven.
- Cook for 25 – 30 minutes or until the meatballs are golden brown.
Ingredients for the sauce
- Onion x 1
- Garlic x 2 – 4 cloves
- Tomatoes x 2 400g tins
- Red pepper x 1
- Courgette x 1 large
- Bone broth or vegetable or chicken stock or water x 200mls
- Tomato puree x 1 tbsp
- Tamari x 1 tbsp
- Dried oregano x 1 tsp
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Oil for the base of the saucepan
Method
- Peel and grate the courgette.
- Next peel, slice and dice the onion and the garlic.
- Slice the top from the red pepper and remove the core and stalk.
- Now slice the flesh of the pepper.
- Put the saucepan onto a high heat on the hob.
- Add oil to the base of the pan.
- Once the pan is hot add in the onions and fry for a couple of minutes.
- If the pan gets to hot turn the heat down slightly.
- Next add in the garlic and fry for a minute or so.
- Now add in the grated courgette and sliced red pepper.
- If the ingredients stick to the base of the pan add a little water.
- Fry these ingredients for a good five minutes or until everything is soft.
- Next add in the tomatoes and the stock, bone broth or water and turn the heat back up.
- Sprinkle over the dried oregano, salt and pepper to your taste.
- Bring all the ingredients to the boil.
- Add in the tomato puree and the tamari.
- Once boiling turn the heat down and leave to simmer.
- Leave on the hob for 30 minutes or so.
- This can be made before the oven is preheated for the meatballs.
- Once the sauce has started to thicken remove from the heat and leave to cool.
- When the sauce has cooled pour into the blender.
- Blend these ingredients until they are smooth.
- Put the sauce back onto a low heat and leave to simmer.
- When the meatballs are cooked and the sauce is thick and creamy serve with noodles or pasta.
- Then enjoy.
These monsters are a great chance to have fun with food. Plus they use simple ingredients to make a very tasty meal. The meatballs an sauce could be made in advance of a meal. You can freeze them and cook them when you want to eat them. Also stored in the fridge overnight and cooked the next day. We loved this dish and we hope you will too. 👻🍽️
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