Aromatic Meatballs with Spinach and Mushrooms

Name: Aromatic Meatballs with Spinach and Mushrooms
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 175 g (6 oz) mushrooms, sliced thinly; 4 large cloves garlic, sliced lengthwise; Sea salt Black pepper; 4 tablespoons creamed smetana or soured cream; 1 tablespoon tomato purée; 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in) piece fresh root ginger, peeled and chopped finely; 500 g (1 lb) lean minced lamb or beef; 1-2 tablespoons groundnut oil; 50 g (2 oz) butter; 1 onion, chopped roughly; Cayenne pepper to garnish; 500 g (1 lb) spinach, stalks removed, washed and chopped roughly; 2 teaspoons cumin seeds

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cook's Companion

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1991

About

This is a popular family dish in my house, full of goodness and lovely aromas. Serve with new potatoes or buttered noodles.

Ingredients

500 g (1 lb) lean minced lamb or beef
2.5-5 cm (1

Dinner
Gluten-free

Method

Put the meat into a mixing bowl and season well with sea salt and black pepper. Add the chopped ginger, cumin seeds and tomato purée and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon. Using damp hands, form the mixture into small balls the size of a large marble or walnut.

Put the groundnut oil in a large frying pan over a high heat. When the oil is hot, add the meatballs and turn around carefully