Toffee Apple Meatballs
The Perfect Summer Beef Mince Recipe
10
Serves
20 mins
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
Recipe author
Allyson Gofton
Perfect picnic food - chip-coated meatballs - a real treat for the kids, although you’ll find the adults sneaking away with one or two for themselves!
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Ingredients
750g Quality Mark beef mince
1/4 cup fresh breadcrumbs
3 spring onions
finely sliced
a handful of parsley
chopped
4 gherkins
finely chopped
1/2 cup tomato sauce
150g of potato chips
i
crushed
Method
To Make Meatballs
1
Preheat the oven to 200ºC.
2
In a bowl mix together the beef mince, breadcrumbs, egg, spring onions, parsley, gherkins if using, and tomato sauce.
3
Season with salt and pepper if wished.
4
With wet hands, mould into 10 balls.
5
Roll in the crushed potato chips to coat.
6
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes until cooked and the chip coating is golden.
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7
Serve like a toffee apple, pierced with a bamboo skewer or butcher’s stick, with plenty of tomato sauce on the side.
Nutrition Information per Serving (236g)
This dish is packed with iron, zinc and vitamin B12 contributing to immunity and energy levels.
Energy
1780kJ (425 kcal)
Protein
38.6g
Total Fat
16.9g
Saturated Fat
5.2g
Carbs
28.1g
Dietary Fibre
g
Sodium
478mg
Iron
6.7mg
Zinc
7.1mg
Vitamin B12
4.4µg
