Ingredients
Meatballs
- ½ lb (250g) Ground pork or sausage meat
- ½ cup (100g) California Prunes, chopped
- 1 tsp. (5 mL) Ground cumin
- 1 tsp. (5 mL) Ground coriander
- 1 handful Coriander (stalks included)
Sauce
- 1 Tbsp. (15 mL) Olive oil
- 1 Onion, peeled, finely chopped
- 2 Cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Red pepper, chopped
- ½ tsp. (2.5 mL) Salt
- 1 Dried red chili
- 1 Tbsp. (15 mL) Smoked paprika
- 1 can (540 mL) Diced tomatoes
- ½ cup (125 mL) Red wine
- 1 Handful of chopped parsley
- ¼ cup (50g) Roasted almonds, chopped
Directions
- Place ground pork or sausage into a medium sized mixing bowl. Add prunes, spices and fresh coriander.
- Mix together and shape into small meatballs, with wet hands. Place meatballs onto a plate keep cool in fridge.
- To make the sauce place oil, onion, garlic and red pepper into a large fry pan. Add salt, whole chili and paprika. Cook for 10 mins. Add canned tomatoes and wine, simmer for 20 mins.
- Stir sauce. Add in raw meatballs. Lower heat to simmer, cover and cook for 10 minutes until meatballs are cooked through.
- Plate and sprinkle with chopped parsley and almonds.