No need to roll up your sleeves to enjoy these beef flavourbombs, Chef! Simply brown the premade meatballs and concentrate on perfecting the delicious tomato paste, beef stock & red wine sauce. Sided with cheesy butternut mash and sprinklings of toasted almonds for crunch.
Beef Meatballs & Butternut Mash
Beef Meatballs & Butternut Mash
with toasted almonds & spinach
Hands on Time: 20 - 40 minutes
Overall Time: 40 - 60 minutes
Ingredients:
- Almonds
- Beef
- Beef Stock
- Butternut
- Carrot
- Free-range Beef Meatballs
- Garlic Clove
- Garlic Cloves
- Grated Italian-style Hard Cheese
- Onion
- Onions
- Red Wine
- Rub & Flour Mix
- Spinach
- Tomato Paste
From your kitchen:
- Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
- Salt & Pepper
- Water
- Butter (optional)
- Sugar/Sweetener/Honey
MASH
Place the butternut pieces in a pot of salted water over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and cook until soft, 15-20 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Add a knob of butter (optional) and the grated cheese. Mash with a fork, season, and cover.
NUTS
Boil the kettle. Place the almonds in a pan over medium heat. Toast until golden brown, 2-4 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
BROWN MEATBALLS
Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the meatballs until browned but not cooked through, 3-4 minutes (shifting as they colour). Remove from the pan.
SAUCY MOMENT
Dilute the stock with 150ml of boiling water. Return the pan to medium heat with a drizzle of oil (if necessary). When hot, fry the sliced onions and the carrot pieces until lightly golden, 5-6 minutes. Add the tomato paste, the rub & flour mix, and the grated garlic, and fry until fragrant, 1-2 minutes (shifting constantly). Deglaze the pan with the wine and simmer until almost evaporated. Pour in the diluted stock and simmer until the carrots are soft and the sauce has thickened, 10-12 minutes. In the final 3-4 minutes, add the browned meatballs and simmer until cooked through. Mix in the rinsed spinach until wilted, 1-2 minutes. Remove from the heat, add a sweetener (to taste) and season.
DINNER IS READY
Plate up the cheesy mash. Side with the meatballs & all the sauce. Sprinkle over the toasted almonds. Well done, Chef!
Butternut - 250g
Grated Italian-style Hard Cheese - 25ml
Almonds - 10g
Free-range Beef Meatballs - 4
Beef Stock - 5ml
Onion - 1
Carrot - 120g
Tomato Paste - 20ml
Rub & Flour Mix - 20ml
Garlic Clove - 1
Red Wine - 30ml
Spinach - 20g
MASH
Place the butternut pieces in a pot of salted water over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and cook until soft, 15-20 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Add a knob of butter (optional) and the grated cheese. Mash with a fork, season, and cover.
NUTS
Boil the kettle. Place the almonds in a pan over medium heat. Toast until golden brown, 2-4 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
BROWN MEATBALLS
Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the meatballs until browned but not cooked through, 3-4 minutes (shifting as they colour). Remove from the pan.
SAUCY MOMENT
Dilute the stock with 300ml of boiling water. Return the pan to medium heat with a drizzle of oil (if necessary). When hot, fry the sliced onions and the carrot pieces until lightly golden, 5-6 minutes. Add the tomato paste, the rub & flour mix, and the grated garlic, and fry until fragrant, 1-2 minutes (shifting constantly). Deglaze the pan with the wine and simmer until almost evaporated. Pour in the diluted stock and simmer until the carrots are soft and the sauce has thickened, 10-12 minutes. In the final 3-4 minutes, add the browned meatballs and simmer until cooked through. Mix in the rinsed spinach until wilted, 1-2 minutes. Remove from the heat, add a sweetener (to taste) and season.
DINNER IS READY
Plate up the cheesy mash. Side with the meatballs & all the sauce. Sprinkle over the toasted almonds. Well done, Chef!
Butternut - 500g
Grated Italian-style Hard Cheese - 50ml
Almonds - 20g
Free-range Beef Meatballs - 8
Beef Stock - 10ml
Onion - 1
Carrot - 240g
Tomato Paste - 40ml
Rub & Flour Mix - 40ml
Garlic Clove - 1
Red Wine - 60ml
Spinach - 40g
MASH
Place the butternut pieces in a pot of salted water over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and cook until soft, 20-25 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Add a knob of butter (optional) and the grated cheese. Mash with a fork, season, and cover.
NUTS
Boil the kettle. Place the almonds in a pan over medium heat. Toast until golden brown, 2-4 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
BROWN MEATBALLS
Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the meatballs until browned but not cooked through, 4-5 minutes (shifting as they colour). Remove from the pan.
SAUCY MOMENT
Dilute the stock with 450ml of boiling water. Return the pan to medium heat with a drizzle of oil (if necessary). When hot, fry the sliced onions and the carrot pieces until lightly golden, 6-7 minutes. Add the tomato paste, the rub & flour mix, and the grated garlic, and fry until fragrant, 1-2 minutes (shifting constantly). Deglaze the pan with the wine and simmer until almost evaporated. Pour in the diluted stock and simmer until the carrots are soft and the sauce has thickened, 12-15 minutes. In the final 4-5 minutes, add the browned meatballs and simmer until cooked through. Mix in the rinsed spinach until wilted, 1-2 minutes. Remove from the heat, add a sweetener (to taste) and season.
DINNER IS READY
Plate up the cheesy mash. Side with the meatballs & all the sauce. Sprinkle over the toasted almonds. Well done, Chef!
Butternut - 750g
Grated Italian-style Hard Cheese - 75ml
Almonds - 30g
Free-range Beef Meatballs - 12
Beef Stock - 15ml
Onions - 2
Carrot - 360g
Tomato Paste - 60ml
Rub & Flour Mix - 60ml
Garlic Cloves - 2
Red Wine - 90ml
Spinach - 60g
MASH
Place the butternut pieces in a pot of salted water over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and cook until soft, 20-25 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Add a knob of butter (optional) and the grated cheese. Mash with a fork, season, and cover.
NUTS
Boil the kettle. Place the almonds in a pan over medium heat. Toast until golden brown, 2-4 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
BROWN MEATBALLS
Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the meatballs until browned but not cooked through, 4-5 minutes (shifting as they colour). Remove from the pan.
SAUCY MOMENT
Dilute the stock with 600ml of boiling water. Return the pan to medium heat with a drizzle of oil (if necessary). When hot, fry the sliced onions and the carrot pieces until lightly golden, 6-7 minutes. Add the tomato paste, the rub & flour mix, and the grated garlic, and fry until fragrant, 1-2 minutes (shifting constantly). Deglaze the pan with the wine and simmer until almost evaporated. Pour in the diluted stock and simmer until the carrots are soft and the sauce has thickened, 12-15 minutes. In the final 4-5 minutes, add the browned meatballs and simmer until cooked through. Mix in the rinsed spinach until wilted, 1-2 minutes. Remove from the heat, add a sweetener (to taste) and season.
DINNER IS READY
Plate up the cheesy mash. Side with the meatballs & all the sauce. Sprinkle over the toasted almonds. Well done, Chef!
Butternut - 1kg
Grated Italian-style Hard Cheese - 100ml
Almonds - 40g
Free-range Beef Meatballs - 16
Beef Stock - 20ml
Onions - 2
Carrot - 480g
Tomato Paste - 80ml
Rub & Flour Mix - 80ml
Garlic Cloves - 2
Red Wine - 125ml
Spinach - 80g