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Oriental meatballs with pumpkin

Recipe
Pumpkin
Meat
Autumn

It doesn't always have to be classic meat loafs. We provide oriental-inspired variety here.

Cooking time: 1 hour 30 minutes

For the meatballs with pumpkin

Ingredients (4 servings)
500 g Lamb mince (alternatively beef)
1 piece(s) egg
1 tablespoon(s) breadcrumbs
2 piece(s) grated garlic cloves
2 teaspoon(s) coriander seeds, roasted and ground
a 10 cm long piece of cinnamon, roasted and ground
seeds of 5 cardemom pods, ground
5 piece(s) new spice seeds, roasted and ground
2 piece(s) cloves, roasted and ground
some olive oil for frying
some white wine to deglaze the pan
some salt
  • To make the meatballs, mix the minced meat, egg, breadcrumbs, garlic, spices and salt well and leave to stand for about 10 minutes. Shape into balls.
  • Heat a little olive oil in a large pan, where the vegetables will later be placed. Fry the balls in it on at least 2 sides so that they get a nice color.
  • Lift out and set aside for later. Deglaze the pan with a dash of white wine.

For the pumpkin vegetables

Ingredients (4 servings)
20 piece(s) peeled pearl onions or large shallots
600 g diced pumpkin
  • Preheat the oven to 220 °C. Salt the vegetables well, spread in the pan and mix with a little olive oil. Bake until they are soft and have taken on color, about 45 minutes. In the meantime, briefly toast the pine nuts in a dry pan until they have taken on some color and are fragrant.
  • Remove the vegetables from the oven and mix briefly, adding a little white wine to deglaze if necessary.
  • Spread the meatballs over the baked vegetables and bake for a further ten minutes until the meatballs are cooked. Remove and leave to cool briefly.

For ganization

Ingredients (4 servings)
2 tablespoon(s) pine nuts
some yogurt for glazing
5 twig(s) mint, stems removed, leaves chopped
  • Garnish with yogurt, coriander greens, mint and pine nuts and serve.
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