Meatballs with sauce (cufte)

Ingredients

• 600 g of beef mince
• 400 g of pork mince
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
• 1/3 of a cup of rice
• 1 egg
• 2 rounded teaspoons of paprika
• 1 dessert spoons of Vegeta
• 1 red capsicum, quartered
• 5 dessert spoons of oil
• 2 rounded dessert spoons of plain flour
• water
• extra dessert spoon of Vegeta
• 250 g of Tomato Paste
• salt
• pepper

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Preparation

• Boil rice until just cooked. Rinse and drain.
• In a large bowl mix together both minces, cooked rice, onion, garlic, paprika, vegeta, egg, salt and pepper.In a large pot place the oil and flour.
• Stir over heat until hot and add the capsicum. Cook stirring for 1 minute then slowly add water, enough to come halfway up the sides of pot.
• Add in the extra vegeta and some salt and pepper. Bring to the boil. Once boiling, stir in the tomato paste and reduce heat.
• Shape meat mixture into balls a bit smaller than a tennis ball and carefully drop them in the liquid.
• Turn up heat, if needed, to bring the mixture to just boiling then reduce heat and simmer for around 1 and a 1/2 hours.
• Check for seasoning!Serve in large bowls with fresh bread for dipping.