Mountain meatballs | Beef recipes

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)