Turkish-Style Meatballs with Spiced Red Pepper Sauce - Ainsley Harriott

Ingredients

• For the Meatballs
• 250g beef or lamb mince
• 1 x pouch of Ainsley Harriott Turkish Couscous & Grains
• ½ onion, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley, plus extra to serve
• 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 tbsp breadcrumbs
• ½ tsp Aleppo pepper or dried chilli flakes
• ½ tsp ground cumin
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• For the Red Pepper Sauce
• 2 tbsp of olive oil (or use the oil from the pepper jar)
• 280g jar of roasted red peppers, drained
• 200g passata
• 1 tbsp mild red pepper paste (Biber Salcasi) or harissa paste
• ½ onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 100ml water or vegetable stock, more if required