Monday, October 29, 2012

SPANISH MEATBALLS

Yipee!
We were finally able to get cooking today!  SPANISH MEATBALLS.

Ingredients: 

Meatballs

  • 500g Beef Mince
  • 1/4 Cup uncooked short grain rice
  • 1/4 Cup chopped fresh herbs (e.g. parsley, Sage or Thyme)
  • 2 tsp Paprika
  • 1 Egg
  • Pinch of black pepper
  • 2 TBSP oil (for cooking)
Sauce
  • 1 Onion, peeled and chopped
  • 2 Carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 1 green capsicum, chopped (Optional)
  • 420g Can Condensed tomato soup
  • 1 cup water.

Peel and chop the onion, herbs and carrots.



In a bowl mix together mince, rice, herbs, paprika and egg.  Season with Pepper. 


Roll into even-sized balls.







Heat oil in a large frying pan and quickly brown meatballs evenly.

Add onions , carrots, capsicum, soup and water to the frying pan and stir gently to mix.  Cover and simmer until the meatballs are tender and rice is cooked.



 Serve with green vegetables and rice or mashed potatoes.



We hope you enjoy making these at your house.  They were delicious.












































Term 3

Over Term 3 - 15 students have joined me to learn about foods from around the world, to make and sample some of these dishes and create treats for other members of the school.