Skewered Meatballs
June 16, 2010 in Uncategorized
With all the soccer going on and the food of the different countries being featured everywhere, even non-soccer types like us have found the games fun and the food fabulous!
So when I was faced with beef mince for supper the other night (never my favourite meat, people) I got all inspired by the exotic flavourings going around. Here’s my multi-cultural (Moroccan? Greek? Egyptian?) offering to the pot…….
Skewered Meatballs
450 grs steak mince
3 cloves of garlic, crushed
2 tsps dried mixed herbs (fresh would probably be better)
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp paprika
2 tsp ground ginger
1 jumbo egg
- Mix together all the ingredients, blending very well
- Form the mince into meatballs around skewers
- Grill until nicely browned
Serve with grilled strips of aubergine, cous cous and peas.
- For the aubergine, wash and cut a fresh large aubergine into strips, salt, and set aside for a few minutes. Rinse, dry and lay on the grill pan, brush well with olive oil, and grill along with the meatballs.
- For the cous cous, heat a little olive oil with a spoonful of butter in a pot, add a cup of dry cous cous, and fry for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat, add a cup of hot chicken stock, and allow to stand for 3 minutes. Turn the heat back on to low, and fluff the cous cous to loosen the grains, steam gently for a minute or two.
Enjoy!
Hope you are all having a wonderful public holiday. I have been looking after my little grandson JJ since last night, and am watching The Little Mermaid at the moment :) My son and daughter-in-law are expecting another little baby in February, so my joys are being multiplied. JJ is getting a brother or sister!
Looking forward to a braai later, thinking of lovely ideas for a marinade for steak.
Enjoy the soccer tonight, hope Bafana Bafana do well, and have a wonderful evening, everyone!
tandy.sinclair said on June 16, 2010
according to Supa, the marinade from my challenge worked wonders on the braai! We had meatballs the other night
Enjoy the rest of your babysitting day xxx
pinkpolkadot said on June 16, 2010
It looks very yummy!!
Zabwan said on June 16, 2010
i was thinking i need to check out supa’s recipe again, those spicy chops did look fabulous!
my little grandson has just left for home – he was up at 5.50 this morning and would not take a nap – phew! don’t know how his mom does it!
have a lovely evening *hugs*
Zabwan said on June 16, 2010
thank you Pink
sharonsmit said on June 17, 2010
Ag cute – Hope you had lots of fun with your grandchild!
The food looks yummy – meatballs are comfort food!! Have a fabulous day!!! xxx
potjie said on June 17, 2010
A good steak don’t need marinade only a little olive oil and pepper, Salt afterwards. But thats just my humble opinion.
potjie said on June 17, 2010
I almost forgot, the meatballs looks lekker.
Zabwan said on June 17, 2010
lol, you and AP both, Potjie – he banned me from using a marinade, just went with seasoning, & fried mushrooms – was good!!
Zabwan said on June 17, 2010
thanks!
Zabwan said on June 17, 2010
thanks, Iky, they were fun to make too!
Zabwan said on June 17, 2010
thanks Shaz!! had a lot of fun with my grandbaby – but he wouldn’t take a nap the WHOLE day….I was glad to hand him back to his parents in the evening