Name: Tajine with meatballs and potatoes (tomato sauce)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 500 g of ground beef; 6 medium potato; 1 onion; 2 garlic clove; 1 tablespoon of olive oil; 0.5 teaspoon of ground cumin; 1 teaspoon of ginger powder; 1 tablespoon of sweet paprika; 0.5 teaspoon of chilli powder; 1 bunch of fresh parsley; 10 leaf of fresh mint; 250 ml of canned peeled tomatoes; 20 pitted green olive; salt (according to taste); pepper (according to taste)

Tajine with meatballs and potatoes (tomato sauce)

Tajine with meatballs, potatoes and olives. A family friendly dish. Very fragrant with spices and aromatic herbs. It is a complete and comforting dish. It is eaten with bread to soak in the sauce.You do not have to have a terrine tagine to make this dish. A casserole or a large stew with lid does the trick.

Course: Main course

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 45 minutes

This recipe has been translated automatically from french

Instructions

1. Peel your onion and chop it finely.
2. Peel your cloves of garlic and squeeze them in a garlic press (or chop them).
3. Chop the parsley leaves (or coriander) and possibly the mint leaves.
4. Peel your potatoes and cut them in four then each quarter in 2.
5. Pour a splash of oil into your tajine dish (a casserole dish or a large frying pan with a lid). Heat and add your chopped onion. Let it come back for a few minutes while stirring.
6. Add the garlic and let it come back quickly.
7. Pour the crushed tomatoes, half of each spice, and 1 small glass of water. Salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and cook gently covered for 10 minutes.
8. While the tomato sauce is cooking, prepare the meatballs: put your minced meat in a salad bowl. Add the remaining spices and half of the herbs. Salt according to your taste. Knead everything by hand.
9. Form dumplings the size of a walnut.
10. Add the potato pieces, meatballs and olives to the tomato sauce. Salt lightly and pepper. Sprinkle with the rest of the aromatic herbs.
11. Cover and cook for 35 minutes, until meatballs and potatoes are cooked. Stitch the potatoes with the tip of a knife or fork, if it sinks easily, they are cooked.