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 breadcrumbs
3 finely chopped spring onions
1/4 cup chopped parsley
4 finely chopped gherkins
1/2 cup tomato sauce
150g potato chip
Experiment with the flavours by choosing your kids’ favourite chips – try salt and vinegar, BBQ or plain.
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.
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)
Percentage daily intakes are based on an average adult diet of 8700 kJ (2100 kilocalories).
More infoEnergy
1780 (425)kJ
Protein
38.6g
Total Fat
16.9g
Saturated Fat
5.2g
Carbs
28.1g
Sugars
8.2g
Sodium
478mg
Iron*
6.7mg
* Percentage of recommended daily intake (Aust/NZ)
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