Thursday, July 03, 2008
Indian Spiced Meatballs and Quinoa with Beet Greens, Caramelized Onions and Pine Nuts

Tasty, wholesome and delicious.
Meatballs:
-1 lb ground turkey
-1 ts turmeric
-1 ts cumin
-1 ts fenugreek
-2 ts salt
-1 egg
Mix all ingredients thoroughly with your hand. Roll into small balls. Pan fry in a bit of oil until crispy.
Quinoa:
-1/2 onion, thinly sliced
-1/3 cup pinenuts
-1 bunch beet greens, chopped
-1 cup quinoa
-salt and pepper to taste
Cook the quinoa as you would cous cous. At the same time, toast the pinenuts in a dry pan. Then add a bi of oil, the onions and the beet greens and sautee until the onions are caramelized. Mix add this mixture into the quinoa and serve.
-1 lb ground turkey
-1 ts turmeric
-1 ts cumin
-1 ts fenugreek
-2 ts salt
-1 egg
Mix all ingredients thoroughly with your hand. Roll into small balls. Pan fry in a bit of oil until crispy.
Quinoa:
-1/2 onion, thinly sliced
-1/3 cup pinenuts
-1 bunch beet greens, chopped
-1 cup quinoa
-salt and pepper to taste
Cook the quinoa as you would cous cous. At the same time, toast the pinenuts in a dry pan. Then add a bi of oil, the onions and the beet greens and sautee until the onions are caramelized. Mix add this mixture into the quinoa and serve.
Labels: beet greens, dinner recipes, homemade, meatballs, quinoa, turkey
Monday, August 13, 2007
Lunch at Work

Hot and Sour Meatball Soup
This is a take on hot and sour thai prawn soup and it was quite delicious.
Meatballs:
-1 lb ground beef
-1 tb soy sauce
-1 egg
-1 stalk lemongrass, white part only, bruised and minced
-5 cloves garlic, minced
-thumb sized piece of ginger, grated
-1 ts white pepper
-1 handful fresh basil, minced
-1 handful fresh cilantro, minced
-2 tb fish sauce
-salt to taste
Mix it all together with your hands and roll into 1 inch diameter balls. Set aside.
Soup:
-6 can chicken broth
-juice of 1 lime
-1 gobo root, peeled and cut into 2 inch lengths
-1 lemongrass stalk, bruised and cut into 2 inch lengths
-one inch piece of ginger, sliced into 1/8 inch rounds
-1 tb fish sauce
-1 batch meatballs (see above)
-6 celery stalks, diced
-2 packages kelp noodles, roughly chopped
-1 tb red chili paste
-5 scallions, diced
-1 handful fresh cilantro, chopped
Sautee the scallions and celery in a bit of olive oil for 2 minutes. Add the chicken broth, gobo, lemongrass, ginger, fish sauce, chili paste and kelp noodles and bring to a boil. When noodles are soft, add the meatballs, dropping them in one at a time. When meatballs are cooked through, about 10 minutes, pick out the gobo, ginger and lemongrass pieces and toss. Add the lime juice and the cilantro, stir and serve.
-1 lb ground beef
-1 tb soy sauce
-1 egg
-1 stalk lemongrass, white part only, bruised and minced
-5 cloves garlic, minced
-thumb sized piece of ginger, grated
-1 ts white pepper
-1 handful fresh basil, minced
-1 handful fresh cilantro, minced
-2 tb fish sauce
-salt to taste
Mix it all together with your hands and roll into 1 inch diameter balls. Set aside.
Soup:
-6 can chicken broth
-juice of 1 lime
-1 gobo root, peeled and cut into 2 inch lengths
-1 lemongrass stalk, bruised and cut into 2 inch lengths
-one inch piece of ginger, sliced into 1/8 inch rounds
-1 tb fish sauce
-1 batch meatballs (see above)
-6 celery stalks, diced
-2 packages kelp noodles, roughly chopped
-1 tb red chili paste
-5 scallions, diced
-1 handful fresh cilantro, chopped
Sautee the scallions and celery in a bit of olive oil for 2 minutes. Add the chicken broth, gobo, lemongrass, ginger, fish sauce, chili paste and kelp noodles and bring to a boil. When noodles are soft, add the meatballs, dropping them in one at a time. When meatballs are cooked through, about 10 minutes, pick out the gobo, ginger and lemongrass pieces and toss. Add the lime juice and the cilantro, stir and serve.
Labels: beef, homemade, kelp noodles, meatballs, soup, thai
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