WEEK 4 - Fat Dog Meatballs

Fat Dog food! This a a great dog dinner!

For The Meatballs:

- 1 lb Mincemeat (make your own!)
- Coriander (or any fresh herb)
- Olive oil for binding
- pinch of flour
- Crushed garlic
- Chillies

For The Sauce:

- Olive oil
- 1 Medium Onion
- 1 Tin of Tomatoes
- Coriander (or any fresh herb)
- Paprika
- Red Wine Vinegar

+ Dumplings (packet), spinach and chilled creme fraiche.


Method:

Don't use ready made mince. It's rubbish. Make your own meatballs by gently blitzing steak meat of your choice in a blender, leave some fat in. Do not turn it to mush. One second blitz then shake, repeat a few times. Mix all the ingredients together and shape into meatballs then fry in olive oil for 10 min or until they start to go dark brown. Then set aside. Meanwhile, fry the onion in olive oil then add the tin and all the other ingredients. Add water if needed. Then simmer slowly for 20 min to reduce (add a pinch of flower if needed to thicken). Add the meatballs with the olive oil and any bits. I then add dumplings. When the dumplings (packet) and cook with the lid on the pan for approx 25 minutes. When everything is ready I then cover the pan with a thick layer of fresh spinach and cook till the spinach starts to wilt (2 minute). Serve with a big spoon full of chilled creme fraiche.

Additional - I normally add extra garlic and chillies, and a spoon full of mustard to the dumplings. You can also use rosemary or basil or thyme instead of coriander. You should not think of these as meatballs, but rather steak balls as you know what has gone into them.