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Baked meatballs with twice-cooked kawakawa kumara and peas

Peter Gordon's baked meatball recipe

8 - 10

Serves

15 mins

Prep Time

1 hr

Cook Time

Peter Gordon – Recipes from Homeland Community Days

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Peter Gordon – Recipes from Homeland Community Days

Peter Gordon's baked meatballs and cheese with tomato chickpea stew is deceptively easy to make at home, but one taste and you’ll swear it came straight from the oven of a pro. Served alongside twice-cooked sesame kawakawa kumara and peas, this recipe is simple, colourful, and incredibly tasty.

This recipe comes from Homeland’s Community Day hosting Whangaparāoa Marae and takes the best that New Zealand has to offer, like homegrown New Zealand beef and kumara, and pairs them with budget-friendly pantry items like chickpeas and chilli. Homeland’s ethos of ‘for everyone, from everywhere’ shines through in the most delicious way.

Peter Gordon's baked meatballs and cheese with tomato chickpea stew is deceptively easy to make at home, but one taste and you’ll swear it came straight from the oven of a pro. Served alongside twice-cooked sesame kawakawa kumara and peas, this recipe comes from Homeland’s Community Day hosting Whangaparāoa Marae and takes the best that New Zealand has to offer, like homegrown New Zealand beef and kumara, and pairs them with budget friendly pantry items like chickpeas and chilli. Simple, colourful, and tasty, Homeland’s ethos of ‘for everyone, from everywhere’ shines through in the most delicious way.

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Ingredients

Baked Meatballs

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1kg Quality Mark beef mince

or lamb

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2 onions

peeled

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1 heaped Tbsp fresh herbs

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think chopped rosemary, sage, or oregano

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½ cup tomato sauce

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3 Tbsp vegetable oil

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10 garlic cloves

peeled and sliced

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2 thumb sized fresh ginger

peeled and chopped/grated

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¼ tsp chilli flakes

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200g button mushrooms

sliced

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1 large carrots

peeled and coarsely grated

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2 x 400g canned chopped tomatoes

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1 400g can chickpeas

drained

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3 Tbsp soy sauce

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¼ cup white flour

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1 tsp salt

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150g tasty Cheddar cheese

grated

Kawakawa Kumara and Peas

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6 small kūmara

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skins scrubbed

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50g butter

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2 kawakawa

shredded leaves

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2 Tbsp sesame seeds

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200g green peas

frozen

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1 tsp extra virgin olive oil

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15 leaves mint leaves

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½ spring onion

thinly sliced

Method

For the Meatballs

For the Kumara and Peas

1

Grate one onion coarsely, squeeze out the juice and put in a large bowl – save the onion juice

2

Add the mince, herbs and tomato sauce

3

Roll the mixture into meatballs – they can be whatever size you want but I like mine the size of a table tennis ball

4

Place on a tray, cover, and put in the fridge to firm up while you make the sauce

5

Slice the remaining onion and fry in 1 tablespoon of oil with the garlic, ginger and chilli flakes till golden, stirring often and making sure it doesn’t burn

6

Add the mushrooms, carrot, tomatoes, chickpeas and soy sauce and bring to a boil then reduce to a rapid simmer

7

Cook for 20 minutes, stirring frequently, and taste for seasoning

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We cooked our sauce in a pan that was able to fit in the oven – if this isn’t possible then once it’s ready tip into a deep sided baking dish

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Mix the flour with 1 teaspoon salt and toss the meatballs in it to lightly coat, shake off any extra

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Place a fry-pan on medium high heat and add the remaining oil

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Cook the meatballs in two batches - add enough to sit easily in the pan, brown all over then place on the tomato stew while you cook the rest

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Scatter the cheese over the meatballs

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Bake till bubbling and golden, 20-30 minutes

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Nutrition Information per Serving (496g)

This recipe analysis is based on 10 serves and is for both the meatball and kumara recipes.

Energy

2044kJ (488 kcal)

Protein

34.1g

Total Fat

19.8g

Saturated Fat

8.5g

Carbs

38.4g

Dietary Fibre

9.8g

Sodium

888mg

Iron

4.7mg

Zinc

6.4mg

Vitamin B12

0.99µg