Baked Meatballs with Potatoes

Cumin-spiced homemade meatballs baked on one tray with potatoes, tomatoes and peppers in a tomato paste sauce. A hearty Turkish family dinner.

Ingredients

• 500 g ground beef (20% fat)
• 60 g stale white bread (2 slices)
• 100 g onion
• 50 g egg (1 egg)
• 700 g potatoes
• 200 g tomato
• 100 g green pepper
• 30 g (1 1/2 tbsp) tomato paste
• 40 g (3 tbsp) olive oil
• 250 g (1 cup) hot water
• 10 g (2 tsp) salt
• 2 g (1 tsp) cumin
• 2 g (1/2 tsp) black pepper

Instructions

1. 1

   Moisten the bread with 2-3 tbsp of the water and crumble it. Grate the onion and squeeze out a little of its juice.

2. 2

   Knead the beef with the bread, onion, egg, 6 g of the salt, the cumin and pepper for 3-4 minutes; divide into 20 pieces and shape into flat meatballs.

3. 3

   Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Peel the potatoes and cut them into thick wedges; slice the tomato into rounds and cut the peppers into large pieces.

4. 4

   Spread the potatoes on a large baking tray and toss with half the olive oil and 2 g salt. Nestle the meatballs, tomato and peppers in between.

5. 5

   Dissolve the tomato paste in the remaining water, mix with the rest of the salt and olive oil and pour over the tray.

6. 6

   Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes, then uncover and bake 20-25 minutes more, until the potatoes are tender, the meatballs browned and the sauce thickened.

Nutrition

Per serving