Best Carrot Meatballs Recipes

ASIAN TURKEY MEATBALLS WITH CARROT RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a medium saucepan, bring 1 1/2 cups salted water to a boil. Add rice, stir, and return to a boil. Cover, reduce to a simmer, and cook until rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and top with carrot. Let stand, covered, 5 minutes, then stir in carrot and fluff rice with a fork.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine breadcrumbs and 3 tablespoons water. Let stand 5 minutes. Add turkey, scallion whites, cilantro, fish sauce, hot-pepper sauce, sugar, garlic, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Gently mix to combine and form into 12 meatballs.
• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high. In batches, brown meatballs on all sides, 10 minutes total (add up to 1 teaspoon oil as needed). Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet and bake until cooked through, 10 minutes. Serve meatballs with rice, scallion greens, and lime wedges.

CARROT SATAY MEATBALLS (USING VEGEMITE)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, mix well.
• Shape into walnut sized balls.
• Bake in a shallow, lined baking dish at 200C for 20 minutes or until cooked through.
• Serve with Satay Sauce.

PINEAPPLE-GLAZED MEATBALLS WITH CARROT AND BELL PEPPER

Steps:

• Set oven to 400 degrees.
• Place the shaped meatballs onto a greased baking sheet and cook for about 15 minutes; set aside.
• For the sauce; to the reserved pineapple juice in the measuring cup add in enough water to measure 2 cups.
• In a large saucepan combine the pineapple juice mixture with 2/3 cup water, ketchup, vinegar, soy sauce and brown sugar (start with 1-1/2 cups brown sugar and add in more later if needed) cornstarch, ginger powder, garlic powder and seasoned salt; bring to a boil over medium heat whisking vigorously so that the cornstarch does not become lumpy; cook until thickened and smooth.
• At this point you may adjust the brown sugar, garlic powder, seasoned salt and ginger to suit taste.
• Stir in the crushed pineapple, carrot, bell pepper and meatballs; gently stir until coated with the sauce then simmer uncovered for about 20-25 minutes over lo heat or until the meatballs are thoroughly cooked through.
• Serve with or over cooked rice.

LAMB & CARROT MEATBALLS WITH CAULIFLOWER TABBOULEH

Steps:

• Method for the Tabbouleh.
• Grate cauliflower into rice-size pieces using the coarse side of a hand-held grater.
• Combine the cauliflower with all the remaining ingredients for the Tabbouleh in a bowl, and mix well.
• Top with sliced radishes and your choice of nuts and seeds.
• OR (Alternative method).
• Put the grated cauliflower in a saucepan, lid on, with a couple of tablespoons of water and the ghee or butter. Steam over a medium heat. The cauliflower should take roughly 4-6 min to cook - not too soft! - check there is enough water at the bottom of the pan so it doesn't burn. Drain any excess water and tip the steamed cauliflower into a large serving bowl.
• While the cauliflower cools, combine rest of tabbouleh ingredients. Taste for seasoning.
• Method For the Meatballs.
• In a large bowl, combine all the meatball ingredients, except the ghee, and mix well.
• In a wide saucepan over a medium heat, add a little ghee and fry a small piece of the meatball mixture to check seasoning. Adjust mixture as necessary. Roll small pieces of the meatball mixture - roughly 11⁄2tsp - to make about 20 balls. You can make them any size you like, but the larger they are, the longer they'll take to cook.
• Heat up a little more ghee and, over a medium-high heat, fry the meatballs in a few batches until lightly browned on all sides and cooked through - this should take about 6-7min. You can always brown the meatballs in advance and finish them off in the oven later if you're having people round.
• Serve the meatballs with the tabbouleh and your choice of toppings scattered over the top.

CARROT MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Prepare all ingrediatns as listed above and mix well. I prefer using my stand-mixer with the open paddle-blade.
• Form into 1/8 cup meatballs and place in a baking pan, preferably a broiler pan, especially if using a higher-fat content meat. (I use an 1/8 cup measuring spoon and pack the meat into it on the side of the bowl, then use another spoon to pull it out and form the balls a little better on the pan--quicker than trying to do it by hand and less messy!).
• Bake at 350* for 15-20 minutes. (The cook book suggested frying them, and serving with a brown gravy, but baking is healthier, and the gravy only covers the great flavor!).

SPICY LAMB & CARROT MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Coarsely grate the carrots and reserve half for the sauce. Place the remainder in a bowl with the mince, garlic, breadcrumbs, mint, spices and egg yolk and mix together. Divide into 28 pieces then roll each into a small ball. If time allows, chill for 20 mins.
• Heat a large non-stick frying pan, when hot, add a little of the oil and the meatballs. Cook over a high heat for about 8 mins, shaking the pan occasionally to turn the meatballs until they are golden brown all over.
• Stir in the chopped onion and remaining carrots then fry for a further 2 mins. Pour in the passata sauce, season well, then cover and simmer uncovered for 6-8 mins until the sauce has thickened slightly. Serve with freshly cooked pasta.