Italian Meatballs with Polenta

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recipe by Tenina Holder https://bit.ly/TheWeekendTable

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    25mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    30
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    105
based on 1 ratings

The triple duty meatball, from dinner to lunch box to after school snack. Get them on your menu! Portable food at it’s best.

Inspired by: https://tenina.com/recipes/italian-meatballs-with-polenta

recipe updated 12 Jan 2022

Ingredients

  • Fresh chilli icon
    Fresh chilli
    1
  • Flat-leaf parsley icon
    Flat-leaf parsley
    15 g
  • Red onion icon
    Red onion
    80 g
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    4
  • Extra virgin olive oil icon
    Extra virgin olive oil
    as needed
  • Minced beef icon
    Minced beef
    500 g
  • Minced pork icon
    Minced pork
    500 g
  • Polenta icon
    Polenta
    60 g
  • Milk icon
    Milk
    30 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    1
  • Pink himalayan salt flakes icon
    Pink himalayan salt flakes
    1 teaspoon
  • Italian herbs icon
    Italian herbs
    2 teaspoons

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Parchment paper
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon TM5
  • kCook icon Frying pan
  • kCook icon Tm5 bowl
  • kCook icon Baking sheet - 18 x 13"

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 200°C
  2. Line a clean baking sheet with parchment paper
  3. Add fresh chili (if using), flat-leaf parsley, red onion and garlic to the TM bowl
  4. Chop with MC on - 2 sec, speed 6
  5. Scrape down sides of TM5 bowl
  6. Add ground beef, ground pork, polenta, milk, egg, salt flakes and Italian herbs to the TM bowl
  7. Mix - 20 sec, reverse speed 8 - until desired consistency is reached
  8. Form bite sized meatballs
  9. Pre-heat a clean frying pan - medium heat
  10. Add extra virgin olive oil to the frying pan
  11. Fry until golden for a few minutes, in small batches
  12. Arrange on baking tray
  13. Bake until cooked through - 5 min, 200°C
  14. Serve hot or cold
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