Everyone loves a meaty ball, so birdbath this shit. Get out of the spa-ghetto and try meatballs without tomato sauce and with tzatziki instead. This is good tucka.
MEATBALL INGREDIENTS:
BASE
- 2 cups rice (or your choice of grain)
- 3 tbsp hummus
MEATBALLS
- 500g beef mince
- 1 large onion, finely diced
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- Very finely chopped parsley, garlic and chives (dried basil, oregano and mixed herbs would also do the trick)
- Splash of olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Mint leaves (they grow everywhere, just steal your neighbour’s)
DIRECTIONS
Cook the rice or grain in boiling water until soft. Drain the water, run through with cold water, drain again and add to the bottom of a dish. Mix the hummus so that it's spread throughout all of the grain. Trust me, this is tasty and is a good carb to help fuel the brain and get ya full.
For the meatballs, add all of the ingredients into a large mixing bowl and mix with your fingers until the mixture is consistently mixed through. Season with salt and pepper. Form small meatballs by rolling them with your hands and place them onto a clean plate or chopping board. Cook them on medium to high heat until the sides of the meatballs are browned. Add the meatballs to the grain base. Serves three generously. Again, super simple but some goooooooood tucka.
TZATZIKI INGREDIENTS:
- 1/3 telegraph cucumber
- 3 garlic cloves
- Handful of mint
- Handful of garlic chives
- Decent scoop of greek yoghurt
- Zest of one lemon
- Half the juice of a lemon
- Chilli flakes
DIRECTIONS
This stuff is like crack. Absolutely divine and a great addition to most foods. You can buy it pre-made but here’s how to DIY it.
Slice and dice the cucumber, garlic, mint and garlic chives and add them to a bowl. Add the greek yog, lemon zest and juice to the same bowl and give it a good mix. Add chilli flakes to your desired level of spiciness. You can also add dill or olive oil if you have it.
This is top tier sauce take out herbs and just use plain yoghurt and cucumber if you want to save some costs. Spread dollops of this over the meatballs before serving and add mint leaves to garnish the dish. GOATED.