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Mature Brie Meatballs

Mature Brie Meatballs

We were gifted some outstanding Cheese which originally came from Paxton and Whitfield. Certainly the best Cheese we’ve had in the last few years and it would have been well beyond our budget if it hadn’t been a gift. So armed we a ‘Yellow Sticker’ 0.88p pack of Beef mince, this was Sue’s creation.

Ingredients for the Meatballs:-

Extra Mature Brie Cheese crumbled
Beef mince
Mixed Herbs
Garlic Salt
Salt and Pepper
Oil to fry

Ingredients for the Sauce:-

1 large Onion, chopped
Salt, pepper and Onion Salt to season
2 cloves of Garlic, crushed
½ a tube of Tomato Purée
1 tin of chopped Tomatoes
1 tsp of mixed Herbs
1 tsp of Oregano
2 Bay leaves
Oil

Method for the Meatballs:-

(1) Mix the Herbs and Seasoning into the mince and kneed well by hand.
(2) Form a small pate in your hand and press the crumbled Cheese into the middle.
(3) Roll into a ball so that the Cheese is totally encapsulated.
(4) Set aside.
(5) When your sauce is nearly ready to serve fry the Meatballs in small batches turning regularly so the they are browned on all sides and the Cheese has melted in the middle.
(6) Place under the grill on a medium heat until you are ready to plat up.

Method for the Sauce:-

(1) Fry the Onion in a little oil until soft.
(2) Season with Salt, Pepper and Onion salt.
(3) Add the crushed Garlic.
(4) Add the tinned Tomatoes and Tomato Purée and simmer for about 10 minutes.
(5) Add a little water if the sauce seems too thick.
(6) Add the mixed herbs, Oregano and Bay leaves and simmer for a further 30 minutes.
(7) Remove the Bay leaves before serving.

To serve:-

We served ours on Rice Noodles.

(1) Add the Noodles to Salted boiling water and stir gently until they return to a simmer.
(2) Drain once softened and run a kettle of heated water over to wash the starch out.
(3) Make a nest of Noodle in the middle of the plate.
(4) Add the Meatballs and arrange on the top of the Noodles.
(5) Spoon the Sauce over the top.
(6) Garnish with a little grated Italian style Cheese and a fresh Basil leaf.

Although this would normally be out of our budget of was a really flavoursome treat for us.

 

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Albanian style LiverSue likes Liver anyway, I'm not that keen and Buster the dog has always turned his nose up at anything that is offal like. So we went fishing on the Internet for a recipe which was a bit different than simple Liver and Onions. With a bit of modification on our part this is what we came up with and even as somebody who's not keen I can confirm it was good! 
 
Ingredients:-
 
900g/1lb Pig’s liver, cut into cubes
2 tbsp plain white flour (Gluten Free in our case)
1 tsp flaked Chilli
1 tsp dried Thyme
1 tsp salt
freshly ground black pepper
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tsp ground Sumac
1 red onion, thinly sliced
½ cup of chopped parsley
Oil for frying
 
Method:-
 
(1) In a bowl combine the flour, flaked Chilli, thyme, salt and some freshly ground black pepper.
(2) Add the cubes of liver and toss well, making sure it is evenly coated. If you have one put the flour etc. in a zip plastic bag, then add the meat and shake well.
(3) In a frying pan, heat the oil  and sauté the garlic for about 30 seconds. Add the liver and cook on a high heat turning constantly to ensure it is evenly cooked.
(4) Cook until the liver is crispy on the outside but not overcooked. The inside should remain soft and pinky. Add half the chopped parsley and remove from the pan.
(5) Serve on a bed of sliced red onion tossed with the remaining parsley and ground Sumac.
 
Notes:-
 
We found an 'Intercontinental' Shop where the Sumac was 79p for 100g. The original recipe was intended for Calves's Liver, but the Pig's Liver was less than £1 for 900g. Lamb's Liver at £200 per Kg is out of the question!
 
We served ours with Potato wedges and fried Leek.

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