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Meatballs in chipotle sauce

Neil Perry
Neil Perry

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Spicy kick ... Meatballs in chipotle sauce.
Spicy kick ... Meatballs in chipotle sauce.William Meppen
Time:30 mins - 1 hour

Create layers of flavour in this simple, Mexican-inspired dish that can be served with rice, pasta or boiled potatoes.

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Ingredients

  • 300g beef mince

  • 300g pork mince

  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin

  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped

  • sea salt and freshly ground pepper

  • 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs

  • 2 large eggs

  • 1 tbsp milk

  • extra virgin olive oil

  • manchego or pecorino cheese, to serve

Sauce

  • 4 ripe tomatoes

  • 2 chillies from a can of chipotle chillies in adobo sauce, strained, plus 1 tsp of the strained sauce

  • 2 cloves garlic

  • 1/4 tsp ground cumin

  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano

  • 1/2 tsp sea salt

  • 1 cup chicken stock

Method

  1. To make the sauce, place the tomatoes, chillies plus 1 tsp of their sauce, garlic, cumin, oregano and salt in a blender.

    Add the chicken stock and process until quite smooth.

    To make the meatballs, place the beef, pork, cumin, garlic, 1 tsp salt and a grind of pepper in a bowl.

    Mix well, then stir in the breadcrumbs, eggs and milk.

    To check the seasoning, cook a small amount of mixture and taste it.

    Form the mince mixture into small balls about the diameter of a 20-cent piece.

    Heat a large frying pan over a medium heat with a splash of olive oil.

    Add the meatballs and brown gently for 2 minutes.

    Add the sauce and cook gently for about 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce starts to thicken.

    Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, uncovered, until the sauce has reduced to about half its original volume and coats the meatballs.

    To serve, spoon the meatballs onto a serving plate, and grate a little manchego or pecorino over the top.

    Correction: The quanitity of the chipotle chillies in adobo sauce has been clarified from the original version of this piece.

     

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Neil PerryNeil Perry is a restaurateur, chef and former Good Weekend columnist.

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