Scottish Meatballs Food

SCOTTISH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine first six ingredients. Gently shape into balls about 1 inch in diameter (If you have a melon baller, it helps standardize the size of balls.) In 10-inch frying pan heat oil and brown meat balls.
• Remove from pan and drain on paper towels. Drain pan, retaining about 1 tablespoon oil. Add broth and drained pineapple. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the Scottish Sauce.
• Combine all ingredients except green pepper and mix until smooth. Stir into skillet with pineapple mixture and cook until sauce has thickened. Add meatballs and green pepper. Cook gently about 10 minutes more.
• Serve with rice.

SCALLOP MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 C/ 400°F.
• Chop the onion, parsley and garlic finely, seed and chop the chilies. Soften everything in a frying pan with 10 ml of the olive oil.
• Rinse the sausages and you find that the skins will come off easily. Mix the sausage meat with the onion mixture, add some nutmeg and 20 ml cream.
• Strip the corals from the scallops and save them. Dry the scallops carefully and encase inside balls of sausagemeat. Brown in a frying pan to seal - this might require some practice to keep the ball-shaped and shut.
• Transfer to the oven and finish cooking for 5-7 minutes.
• For the sauce, finely chop the shallors and soften them in the remaining 10 ml olive oil, add corals and paprika and cook ubntil everything is beginning to colour.
• Add the stock and reduce by half.
• Add the wine and reduce by two thirds.
• Liquidise with a blender, and return to the pan.
• Thin the sauce with the remaining cream, adjust the seasoning and serve with the scallops.

SWEDISH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a heavy skillet over medium-high heat, melt 1 Tbs butter.
• Add onions and saute, stirring often until soft, about 1-2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• In bowl of electric mixer combine bread crumbs and water; let stand until soft; about 1-2 minutes.
• Add reserved onions along with beef, pork, egg yolks, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and allspice.
• Beat on low speed until smooth.
• Turn mixer to high and beat until mixture is light in color and fluffy; about 10 minutes.
• Shape into 1-inch balls.
• In large skillet over medium heat, melt remaining 4 Tbs butter.
• Cook meatballs in batches of about 15 at a time until brown on all sides.
• Remove with slotted spoon and drain briefly on paper towel before removing to a warmed serving platter
• Cover to keep warm.
• When all meatballs are cooked, reduced heat to low and add flour to skillet.
• Cook, stirring until lightly browned.
• Slowly add beef stock
• Cook, whisking until gravy is thick and smooth.
• Strain if desired.
• Pour gravy over meatballs and serve hot.