Beans and legumes are essential in our diet. Giant cabbage meatballs over black lentils are a perfect combo.
These meatballs can be served with rice, mashed potatoes,buckwheat,beans or lentils.
12 meatballs
About 3 lbs ground beef,chicken,or turkey
1/3 head of cabbage minced
½ onion minced
salt
pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Mix all the ingredients together and form into 12 giant meatballs.
1 onion chopped
2 carrots small julienne slices
½ red bell pepper small julienne slices
2 tablespoon oil
1 bay leaf
8 oz tomato sauce
¾ teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon salt
dash of cayenne pepper
1/3 cup fresh dill finely chopped
1/3 cup cilantro finely chopped
water
Directions:
Heat oil in a dutch oven on medium heat. Add onions,carrots and bell pepper. Cook until soft and golden brown.Add tomato sauce,salt,pepper,cumin,cayenne and bay leaf and cook stirring occasionally for about 4-5 minutes.Arrange meatballs in single layer on top of the vegetables.Add water so it just covers the top of meatballs. Cover and bring to boil.reduce to low and cook for about 25-30 minutes.Add fresh herbs and gently mix with meatballs. Serve over one of the sides mentioned above.
Ingredients
- About 3 lbs ground beef ,chicken or turkey
- 1/3 head of cabbage minced
- ½ onion minced
- salt
- pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Mix all the ingredients together and form into 12 giant meatballs.
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 carrots small julienne slices
- ½ red bell pepper small julienne slices
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 8 oz tomato sauce
- ¾ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon salt
- dash of cayenne pepper
- 1/3 cup fresh dill finely chopped
- 1/3 cup cilantro finely chopped
- water
Instructions
- Heat oil in a dutch oven on medium heat.
- Add onions,carrots and bell pepper.
- Cook until soft and golden brown.
- Add tomato sauce,salt,pepper,cumin,cayenne and bay leaf and cook stirring occasionally for about 4-5 minutes.
- Arrange meatballs in single layer on top of the vegetables.
- Add water so it just covers the top of meatballs.
- Cover and bring to boil.
- Reduce to low and cook for about 25-30 minutes.
- Add fresh herbs and gently mix with meatballs.
- Serve over one of the sides mentioned above.
