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#WFD – Mini spicy boerewors meatballs with tomato and onion sauce
Tip – for extra kick add a little chopped green chilli to your tomato and onion sauce
POLOKWANE – Ah, boerewors, South Africa’s treasure.
We all know that a piece of boerewors on the braai can be one of the best things ever but did you know that boerewors is a lot more versatile than you think.
In this recipe by What’s for Dinner, boerewors is turned into delicious meatballs.
Ingredients
- 500g good quality boerewors
- 1 x KNORR Meatball Kebabs Dry Cook-in-Sauce
- 15ml sunflower oil
- 1 large onion, grated
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 5ml Robertsons Paprika
- 6 ripe tomatoes, chopped
- 5ml sugar
Method
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Squeeze the filling out of the boerewors casing into a bowl and combine with the contents of the sachet of KNORR Homestyle Meatball Kebabs Dry Cook-in-Sauce.
- Roll into mini meatballs then place into an ovenproof dish and bake in a preheated oven for 15 minutes turning over once halfway through the cooking time.
- To make the relish heat oil in a saucepan and gently fry the onion, garlic and paprika on a low heat until tender then add the tomatoes.
- Allow to cook for 20 minutes or until the tomatoes have all broken down and the sauce has thickened.
- Season lightly with salt and black pepper and add the sugar to adjust the acidity then pour the sauce over the meatballs and return to the oven for a further 15 minutes.
- Serve with pap or steamed bread.
