Cajun spiced meatballs
These easy beef or pork meatballs are a welcome addition to any meal. Try serving with a fresh tomato and onion salsa and pasta or oven-baked potato wedges (see footnote), if you have time. Put these on the top shelf of the oven before starting the meatballs, and they will be ready by the time the meatballs are cooked.
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 1 chopped onion
- 1/2 chopped green pepper
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- 500g lean minced pork or beef
- 2 tsp Cajun spice blend
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh mint
- dried fine white breadcrumbs
Method
Prep:10min ›
Cook:20min ›
Ready in:30min
- Fry 1 chopped onion and 1/2 chopped green pepper in 1/2 tbsp olive oil for 5 minutes. Add to 500g lean minced pork or beef with 2 tsp Cajun spice blend, 1 tbsp chopped fresh mint and ground black pepper. Mix, then roll roughly into ping-pong-sized balls and toss in dried fine white breadcrumbs to coat. Arrange on a baking tray and bake in a preheated oven at 220°C (200°C fan oven), gas 7 for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
…to serve
For potato wedges, cut 900g unpeeled potatoes lengthways into same-size wedges. Put into a large bowl and pour over 2 tbsp olive oil. Stir, or cover and shake, to coat in the oil, then transfer to a baking sheet in a single layer. Season. Put on the top shelf of the oven and bake at 220°C (200°C fan oven), gas 7 for 20-25 minutes or until tender and golden brown.
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Nice taste but it needed some salt - 31 Aug 2010
So easy to make even for an idiot like me. Stuck to the recipe and didn't try to tweak it. maybe next time. Average family award was 9/10. Not bad for a novice. - 09 Mar 2010
- 09 Mar 2010