Chickpea meatballs in tomato sauce
Description
Looks similar to a dish from Italian cuisine. Serve these meatballs with sauce and pasta, with porridge, or mashed potatoes. These same meatballs can also be served with pita. First, make the meatballs yourself, then prepare the sauce. Place the cooked meatballs into the sauce and simmer for some time.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Rinse the chickpeas in a colander under running water, then shake off the excess water.
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Step 2
2. Wash the parsley, peel the red onion and garlic, and coarsely chop the onion. Grate the cheese. Place chickpeas, parsley, red onion, garlic, Parmesan, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper to taste into a blender.
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Step 3
3. Blend until a more or less homogeneous paste is obtained. Periodically scrape the ingredients from the blender walls while blending.
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Step 4
4. Transfer the paste from the blender to a bowl. Add the egg and breadcrumbs to the bowl, and mix everything thoroughly.
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Step 5
5. Shape the mixture into balls, with one ball equal to one tablespoon.
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Step 6
6. Heat a pan with vegetable oil. Add the balls to the pan and fry until golden brown.
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Step 7
7. Place the cooked balls on a paper towel to remove excess grease.
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Step 8
8. Prepare the sauce: peel and dice the onion into small cubes, add it to the pan with oil after the meatballs and cook until the onion becomes translucent.
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Step 9
9. Wash and dice the tomato into small cubes. Add tomato paste and tomato to the pan, mix well.
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Step 10
10. Sprinkle with dried basil, oregano, and brown sugar. Pour in 1 cup of water, mix thoroughly, and cook for 5-10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Step 11
11. Add the balls to the sauce to heat them up.
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Step 12
12. If you plan not to eat it all at once, do not add all the balls to the sauce, as they may become too soft.
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Step 13
13. Serve the dish warm, garnished with fresh herbs.