Italian Meatballs with Polenta

Name: Thermomix recipe: Italian Meatballs with Polenta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 long red chilli (optional); Handfuls flat leaf parsley; 1⁄2 red onion (approx. 80g); 4 garlic cloves; 500 Grams beef mince; 500 Grams pork mince; 60 Grams yellow polenta; 30 Grams milk; 1 egg; 1 Teaspoon pink salt flakes; 2 Teaspoons dried Italian herbs; Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) for frying

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Makes 30-40 meatballs Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 20 minutes Rated:

I love a good meatball. They are almost the perfect snack don’t you agree? Good cold or hot, with or without a sauce and you can make them dinner if you want to! I occasionally purchase meatballs from Charlies in Morley, one of my fave foodie haunts, and I may have been spotted buying cannoli there too! These are fantastic for lunchboxes and this recipe appears in Portable Lunches which to date is only available to the Insider Club. If you haven’t joined us yet, why not?? Get on it people.

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Need

1 long red chilli (optional)
Handfuls flat leaf parsley
1⁄2 red onion (approx. 80g)
4 garlic cloves
500 Grams beef mince
500 Grams pork mince
60 Grams yellow polenta
30 Grams milk
1 egg
1 Teaspoon pink salt flakes BUY
2 Teaspoons dried Italian herbs
Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) for frying BUY

Do

1: Preheat oven to 200°C and line a large baking tray with baking paper.
2: Place chilli (if using), parsley, onion and garlic into the Thermomix bowl and chop 2 sec/speed 6. Scrape down sides of bowl.
3: Add remaining ingredients and incorporate 20 sec/ Reverse/speed 8–9 until desired consistency is reached. You may need to assist the process with the spatula.
4: Form bite sized meatballs. Fry in just a little EVOO until golden for a few minutes, in small batches on a medium high heat.
5: Arrange on baking tray. Bake for 5 minutes or until cooked through and very fragrant. Serve hot or cold.