recipes:meatballs-with-chard-and-red-crema
Meatballs with Chard and Red Pepper Crema
| 2 | Servings |
| Qty | Unit | Ingredient |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | oz | Ground Beef |
| 3 | tbsp | Flaxseed meal (14 g) |
| 1 | tsp | Granulated garlic |
| 1 | tsp | Coriander |
| 1 | tbsp | Cumin |
| ¼ | cup | Currants (21 g) |
| 1 | med | Onion (215 g whole) |
| 1 | ea | Egg |
| ¼ | cup | Bread crumbs |
| 1 | bunch | Chard (310 g whole) |
| 1 | ea | Lemon |
| 2 | ea | Garlic cloves |
| ¼ | cup | Roasted red peppers |
| ¼ | cup | Cashew nut butter |
| Sub: Smooth peanut butter | ||
| 1 | tsp | Lemon juice |
| ¼ | tsp | Granulated garlic |
| ¼ | tsp | Salt |
- Prep
- Break ground beef into small pieces and put into the freezer for 5 minutes, then transfer to refrigerator.
- Soak currants in hot tap water for at least 5 minutes
- Thinly slice ½ cup of onion (55 g) and mince ¼ cup of onion (42 g). Don't cut yourself.
- Beat the egg.
- Separate the chard leaves and stems. Tear the leaves into bite sized pieces and wash. Thinly slice the stems.
- Juice half the lemon, and cut remaining half into wedges.
- Mince 1 tbsp of garlic.
- Mince red peppers very fine
- Cook
- Crema
- Combine red peppers, cashew butter, lemon juice (1 tsp, save remainder for chard), granulated garlic, and salt
- Meatballs
- Combine beef, flaxseed, spices, currants, and onion and gently toss to coat the beef.
- Add egg and gently toss to coat.
- Add breadcrumbs as needed to get the right consistency.
- Wet a plate. Scoop out portions of meatball mix. With wet hands, smooth surface of meatballs.
- Cook in a hot oiled pan. 4 minutes on first side to brown. Then turn over and brown for 2 minutes (covered). Add a little water to steam and continue to cook covered for 2 more minutes. Remove to a bowl.
- Chard
- Add chard stems and onions to pan (and oil if necessary. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes (until softened).
- Add chard leaves, lemon juice, salt and pepper to the pan (add oil if necessary). Cook until wilted and soft (2 to 3 minutes).
- Add garlic and cook until fragrant (1 minute)
- Serve meatballs over chard. Gently smash each meatball and top with a dollop of crema
recipes/meatballs-with-chard-and-red-crema.txt · Last modified: 2021/06/24 14:54 by sking
