Bill's Meatballs & My Zuchinni Mash

I simply love Bill's Meatballs from Simply Bill - Bill Granger. I have been making these for years for the kids but always found them a a bit of a chore as they call for a grated onion and lots of chopped herbs. Definitely grating an onion is something I can do without. Today I have adapted this recipe to the Thermomix and alas it was all too easy!


Bills Meatballs

Ingredients
500g Rump Steak (chopped to 2cm cubes)
1 small onion
55g breadcrumbs (can be pre made in the TM)
3 tbsp flat leaf parsley
3 tbsp fresh coriander
1 to 2 small chilli's
1 egg lightly beaten
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp paprika
fresh ground pepper
3 tbsp olive oil
2 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
1/2 tsp sugar


Method


Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
Place onion and herbs in TM bowl and Chop for 2-3 seconds on speed 7.
Put herbs aside into a bowl.
Add rump to the TM bowl and mince Turbo button 3-6 times until desired consistency and add to onion mixture.
Add all remaining ingredients into the bowl and mix well together. Shape into meatballs and add to roasting pan with oil and toss well.
Bake for 15 minutes. Transfer them to a frying pan over medium head and add the tomatoes and sugar, salt and pepper. Stir the meatballs carefully to coat and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve with Zucchini Mash.


Zucchini Mash


Ingredients


800-1kg of Floury Potatoes (chopped to 2cm cubes)
200-250g Milk (or half water half milk)
1 large Zucchini
1 small onion
1 tbsp olive oil
Salt and Pepper


Method


Place onion and zucchini in TM bowl and chop for 2-3 seconds on speed 7.
Add oil and saute for 2 minutes on Varoma temperature on speed 1.
Place milk, salt and chopped potatoes into TM bowl.
Cook for 20 minutes at 100 degrees on speed 1.
If after 20 minutes the potatoes need mashing you can insert the butterfly and mash further for 20-30 seconds on speed 3-4. After 20 minutes my potatoes were well cooked and required no further mashing. Other variations could be to add butter or plain yogurt, olive oil or Parmesan.