Meatballs with Bell Pepper and Olives
Nutritional values
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 646 cal. | (31 %) | ||
| Protein | 37 g | (38 %) | ||
| Fat | 42 g | (36 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 18 g | (12 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 6.5 g | (22 %) |
| Vitamin A | 0.3 mg | (38 %) | ||
| Vitamin D | 0 μg | (0 %) | ||
| Vitamin E | 7.3 mg | (61 %) | ||
| Vitamin K | 28 μg | (47 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁ | 0.8 mg | (80 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₂ | 0.5 mg | (45 %) | ||
| Niacin | 17.9 mg | (149 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₆ | 0.9 mg | (64 %) | ||
| Folate | 136 μg | (45 %) | ||
| Pantothenic acid | 1.6 mg | (27 %) | ||
| Biotin | 18.7 μg | (42 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁₂ | 5 μg | (167 %) | ||
| Vitamin C | 110 mg | (116 %) | ||
| Potassium | 1,374 mg | (34 %) | ||
| Calcium | 78 mg | (8 %) | ||
| Magnesium | 115 mg | (38 %) | ||
| Iron | 5.6 mg | (37 %) | ||
| Iodine | 15 μg | (8 %) | ||
| Zinc | 7 mg | (88 %) | ||
| Saturated fatty acids | 13 g | |||
| Uric acid | 223 mg | |||
| Cholesterol | 95 mg | |||
| Complete sugar | 10 g |
Ingredients
- For the tomato sauce
- 1 kilogram ripe Tomatoes
- 1 onion
- olive oil
- 150 milliliters sherry
- salt
- freshly ground peppers
- For the meatballs
- 1 stale White roll
- 1 red Bell pepper
- 4 Tbsps Pine nuts
- 2 scallions
- 50 grams black, pitted Olives
- 600 grams mixed Ground meat
Preparation steps
Rinse tomatoes and blanch briefly. Peel, halve and remove seeds. Cut tomatoes into cubes. Peel and finely chop onion. Heat the oil in a saucepan and sauté onion. Add tomatoes. Cover and simmer about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in sherry and season with salt and pepper.
To make the meatballs: Soak roll in lukewarm water. Rinse and halve bell pepper. Remove seeds and ribs and finely dice. Toast pine nuts in a dry frying pan. Remove pine nuts from pan, cool slightly and chop. Rinse, trim and finely chop scallions. Chop olives. In a bowl, combine ground meat, pine nuts, onion, bell pepper, olives and bread. Season with salt and pepper and mix well. Form mixture into small meatballs. In a pan, fry meatballs in hot oil until golden-brown. Reduce heat and continue cooking until meatballs are cooked through. Serve with tomato sauce.
