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BAHARAT MEATBALLS WITH GREEN TAHINI AND ZAATAR AUTUMN SLAW
Recipe by Katrina Meynink
Meatballs are a thing of dinner time beauty. Rid your mind of golf ball sized balls and go for big and beautiful; you will be richly rewarded. It allows for so much more tender flavour. I also opt for a ‘reverse sear’ kind of approach starting them off in the oven and finishing on the stove top. It stops ball breakage (important) and prevents that quick n dirty cooked on the outside raw in the middle situation we all like to avoid. Served with a glorious green tahini and crunchy celeriac slaw, this is fresh and crisp and completely delicious.
Ingredients
Baharat Meatballs
500g pork mince
500g beef mince
2 cloves garlic
1 egg
1 onion, finely diced
1 pita soaked in milk until soft then strained of liquid
½ cup Persian feta
2 ½ tbsp Baharat spice blend
1 tbsp turmeric
salt and pepper to season
1 cup mixed soft herbs, finely chopped (I used parsley, coriander, basil, mint)
Green tahini
2 tbsp tahini
juice of 1 lemon
3 tbsp maple syrup
1 avocado
1 clove garlic, peeled, chopped
2 cups herbs, chopped
3 green shallots, trimmed
water
Celeriac and pear slaw
1 pear sliced julienne (using a mandoline)
½ large celeriac, trimmed and sliced julienne (using a mandoline)
juice and zest of 1 lemon
½ cup finely chopped herbs (I used basil, mint, coriander)
¼ cup kewpie mayo
1 tbsp zaatar seasoning
To serve
za’atar
sumac
few basil or mint leaves
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BEEF MINCE - GRASS FED
$10.49 – $41.98 -
PORK MINCE - FREE RANGE
$8.99 – $35.98 -
ZA'ATAR - GREG MALOUF
$9.50 -
BAHARAT - GREG MALOUF
$9.50
Method
Preheat the oven to 180C.
Add all the ingredients for the meatballs to a large mixing bowl. Season generously with salt and pepper then using your hands massage the ingredients until everything is thoroughly incorporated. Don’t rush this step. Shape into balls, you want enough mixture that it is the full size of your palm.
Add 3 tbsp olive oil to a large oven proof frying pan and add the meatballs. Pop in the oven and cook for 20 minutes.
While the balls are cooking, make the green tahini. Add all ingredients to a blender with a decent splash of iced water. Blitz and check for seasoning. You may need to adjust for thickness, you want it to be a thick mayonnaise consistency. Add water (slowly) to help thin out if too thick. Set aside.
To make the slaw add the mayonnaise, lemon zest and juice and zaatar to a bowl and mix to combine. Add the herbs, pear and celeriac to a bowl. Add the mayonnaise mixture and toss to coat. You want to only just coat this to keep it light and bright.
-
BEEF MINCE - GRASS FED
$10.49 – $41.98
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PORK MINCE - FREE RANGE
$8.99 – $35.98
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ZA'ATAR - GREG MALOUF
$9.50
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BAHARAT - GREG MALOUF
$9.50
Remove the meatballs from the oven. Place over medium heat and cook, turning gently to get a nice golden tan on your meatballs. If you find you have quite a bit of liquid in the base of your frying pan, you can gently remove the balls. Tip out any liquid then give the base of the pan a quick oil before returning your meatballs and browning on all sides.
To plate, add a generous spoonful or two of green tahini to each bowl. Top with 1-2 meatballs and a handful of slaw. Scatter over additional za’atar and sumac.
Season with salt and pepper and serve.
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