Black Pudding Meatballs | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Ingredients

• 2 onions (approx. 300g / 2½ cups, roughly chopped)
• 45 grams beef dripping or 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 fat cloves of garlic
• 3 x 15ml tablespoons flatleaf parsley (finely chopped)
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 x 400 grams tins of chopped tomatoes
• 1 x 15ml tablespoon tomato puree
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce (gluten-free if necessary)
• 2 teaspoons Maldon sea salt flakes (or 1 teaspoon fine sea salt)
• 500 grams minced beef (not low fat)
• 250 grams black pudding (gluten-free if necessary)
• 3 x 15ml tablespoons finely chopped parsley (plus more to serve)
• 2 x 15ml tablespoons finely chopped chives (plus more to serve)
• A very good grinding of pepper
• ¼ teaspoon dried chilli flakes
• 2 x 15ml tablespoons porridge oats (not jumbo, gluten-free if necessary)
• 2 large eggs (at room temperature)