15 November 2012

Super Soft Mushroom Meatballs

Everyone loves meatballs. Here’s a great recipe for smuggling in some vitamins for your little ones.

This time we had them with mashed potatoes but they are also great with rice or oven chips.

Portions: 2 adults + 2 children
Cooking time: 45 minutes

What's in it: Being rich in fiber, protein and Vitamin B, mushrooms help to maintain a healthy metabolism. They are also rich in potassium and copper, a mineral that has cardio-protective properties. Parsley is a rich source of anti-oxidant nutrients, Vitamin C, Vitamin A and Beta-Carotene. Meat provides iron, making this a well balanced and healthy family meal.

Ingredients:

  • 500g minced meat (pork and/or beef)
  • 2 slices of stale toast (or 1 stale bread role)
  • 500g mushrooms, sliced
  • ½ onion, finely chopped
  • 1 handful parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon tomato puree
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon mild paprika powder
  • Salt and pepper
  • ½ leek
  • 2 tablespoons crème fraȋche
Serve with mashed potatoes, rice or oven chips


Preparation:
  1. Soak stale bread in milk until milk is absorbed, then squeeze out with your hands.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together minced meat, bread, onions, parsley, tomato puree, egg, paprika powder, salt and pepper.
  3. Finely chop 8 mushrooms and add to the mixture.
  4. Use your hands to mix the ingredients properly and form small meat balls.
  5. Fry meatballs in a few drops of rapeseed oil. Place in an ovenproof dish and keep warm in the oven.
  6. Add leeks and sliced mushrooms to the remaining oil in the pan and fry until soft.
  7. Add 2 tablespoons of water, crème fraȋche and parsley. Season with salt and pepper.
  8. Serve meatballs with mushroom sauce and mashed potatoes.



Suitable for freezing and re-heating.
 
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About this blog
This blog is about family cooking. It's important to get together for family meals. Here I'm posting healthy family recipes that kids and adults will love and make cooking for the family more fun. All my family recipes are well balanced and healthy family recipes but they can be tweaked for fussy eaters or spiced up for a more sophisticated adult palate. In addition to the healthy family recipes, I'm publishing some of my knitting and crochet patterns for toddler toys and accessories.