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Beef meatballs with fennel and celery in lemon and turmeric sauce

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Course: Main course
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes
Energy: 584 kcal / serving

Instructions

  • 1.   Meatball preparation:
    In a bowl, mix the meat, rice, 1 teaspoon of turmeric, salt, and pepper.
    Shape small meatballs and roll them in semolina.
    Heat oil in a large pot and fry the meatballs on both sides until golden brown. Place them on a separate plate lined with paper towels to absorb excess oil.
    Sauce preparation:
    In the same pot used for frying, add quartered fennel and diced celery and fry them on all sides for 5 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon of turmeric and cook for an additional minute.
    Add water, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, add the meatballs, cover the pot, and cook for another 30 minutes.
    Serve with white rice.

Ingredients for servings

  • 500 g of ground meat
  • 2 tablespoon of turmeric powder
  • 2 pinch of salt and pepper
  • 3 tablespoon of medium wheat semolina
  • ¼ glass of oil
  • 4 fennels
  • 6 stalk of stalk celery
  • 1.5 glass of water
  • 2 tablespoon of lemon juice
  • ¼ glass of cooked rice

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Nutritional information *

  •  
    Per serving
    % RDA
  • Energy value
    584 kcal
    29 %
  • Fat
    38,39 g
    55 %
  • of which saturated
    9,63 g
    48 %
  • Carbohydrates
    19,52 g
    8 %
  • of which sugar
    10,98 g
    12 %
  • Protein
    31,39 g
    63 %
  • Fibers
    15,77 g
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* As an indication, before cooking, RDA of the EU.