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lemm.ee

Can you share how you made the tomato-garlic sauce? I have some leftover tomato paste so I want to use it for something.

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I finely chopped some garlic, shallot and carrot (like a spoon of each). Roasted them in a bit of olive oil for a minute or two, added some tomato paste (about 3 spoons) and let it simmer for a few minutes. Added salt, freshly ground pepper and oregano to taste. When done, I used an immersion blender to paste it real good. Oh, I also added a teaspoon of turmeric, hence the orangy color.

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The food so nice, they named it twice. I friggin love couscous.

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For the couscous:

  • roasted a cup of pearl couscous for a few minutes in a few tablespoons of oliveoil
  • added finely chopped garlic, shallots, let it simmer for a minute (about a spoon of each)
  • added finely chopped carrots, celery (about a spoon of each)
  • I dissolved a tablespoon of chicken bouillon in two cups of boiling water, added it to the couscous
  • I let it simmer for a few minutes until the meatballs were ready and the couscous soaked the humidity
  • turned off the heat when the couscous was chewy/soft enough
  • before serving, I added some roughly chopped bell peppers, scallions, one mild Italian chili, and a squeeze of lemon
  • for plating I added lemon zest and chopped chives

For the meatballs:

  • I had some two days old pork belly and chicken breast, about 1kg in total, which I minced and added to a bowl
  • I added to the mince: a couple eggs, 3 handfuls of panko, salt, pepper, handful of fresh parsley
  • I finely chopped 4-5 garlic cloves and a medium onion, added them as well
  • incorporated the ingredients well, used a spoon to portion the meatballs and rolled them in my hand
  • fried in some lard until lightly brown

It was a pretty ad-hoc dish, made with what was in the fridge...

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"what's-in-the-fridge" dinner. pearl couscous, with some leftover veggies and lemon, pork & chicken meatballs with a tomato-garlic sauce. | Spyke