Mountain meatballs | Beef recipes | Jamie Oliver

Mountain meatballs | Beef recipes | Jamie Oliver

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Love meatballs? Try these beefy monsters from Jamie's America book – stuffed with cheese and smothered in rich chilli sauce, they're so succulent and satisfying. You will not be disappointed.

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Ingredients

  • olive oil
  • 2 red onions, peeled and finely diced
  • 1.2 kg good-quality minced meat (beef, buffalo or a mixture)
  • 1 heaped teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • a pinch of cumin seeds, bashed up in a pestle and mortar
  • 1 teaspoon coriander seeds, bashed up in a pestle and mortar
  • 2 handfuls of breadcrumbs
  • 2 large free-range eggs
  • 100g freshly grated Cheddar cheese
  • CHILLI SAUCE
  • 1 large red onion, peeled and finely diced
  • 2 red or yellow peppers, deseeded and roughly chopped
  • 10 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely sliced
  • 1 to 2 fresh red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped, to taste
  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 6 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 6 heaped tablespoons tomato ketchup
  • 6 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 6 tablespoons molasses or dark brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 400ml hot coffee
  • 3 plum tomatoes, quartered
  • ½ a bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley (15g)

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