Courgetti and Meatballs
Courgetti and Meatballs

Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, courgetti and meatballs. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Put the mince in a bowl, season well and add the crushed garlic. Mix together with your hands, then shape into small meatballs - roughly the size of a cherry tomato. When sizzling, add the crème fraîche, lemon zest and some seasoning. Remove the pan from the heat, and tip in the meatballs, tomatoes and any juices from the tin.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook courgetti and meatballs using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Courgetti and Meatballs:
  1. Take 200 g meatballs (lamb or beef)
  2. Take 4 garlic cloves, 2 whole and unpeeled, 2 crushed
  3. Prepare 2 large courgettes
  4. Get 4 tbsp créme fraiche
  5. Get 1/2 lemon zest
  6. Take 30 g pine nuts
  7. Get handful basil
  8. Get grated parmesan
  9. Take olive oil
  10. Take vegetable oil (for frying)

Add tinned tomatoes, tomato puree, thyme, honey and stock. Either way you have got to make this Courgetti & Meatballs recipe! You may or may not be aware that my love of meatballs is one of the reasons this blog was born! Divide the courgette spaghetti between serving bowls and top with the meatballs.

Instructions to make Courgetti and Meatballs:
  1. Pre-heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
  2. Toast your pine nuts in a frying pan. Don't use any oil and keep them on for 2-3 mins, until golden. Remove them from the pan and set aside for later.
  3. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a large frying pan, add the meatballs and fry for 10-15 mins until golden brown.
  4. Meanwhile, tip the tomatoes into a roasting tin with the whole garlic cloves and the a glug or two of olive oil. Season and roll around the tin until well coated in oil. Roast for 15 mins.
  5. While the meatballs and tomatoes cook, use a spiraliser or julienne peeler to noodlify your courgettes.
  6. Once the meatballs have cooked, tip them into the roasting tin with the tomatoes. Fish out the garlic from the roasting tin and set aside. If you feel like your tomatoes need a bit longer to roast, you can return the tin (meatballs included) to the oven for as long as needed.
  7. Get a fresh frying pan (or wash the old one). Heat another 1 tbsp oil in the pan, squeeze the garlic cloves from their skins into the pan and mash with a fork.
  8. Once the pan is sizzling, add the crème fraîche, lemon zest and some seasoning. Add the courgetti and toss in the pan for 30 secs until warmed through. Don't leave it any longer or the courgette will wilt.
  9. Remove the pan from the heat, and tip in the meatballs, tomatoes and any juices from the tin. Toss together and scatter with pine nuts, basil and Parmesan.

You may or may not be aware that my love of meatballs is one of the reasons this blog was born! Divide the courgette spaghetti between serving bowls and top with the meatballs. Courgetti can be eaten raw or cooked. Spiralise the courgettes (zucchini) in a hand-held or freestanding spiraliser. If cooking, blanch the courgetti for a minute or so in a pan of boiling water until hot, then drain.

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