POLOKWANE – If you love bacon, then this recipe is for you. If you do not eat bacon then simply replace it with beef slices.
What’s for Dinner suggests making your own home-made meatballs and, for something a little different, wrap them in bacon and cheese. Serve with pasta and a tomato sauce.
Ingredients
500g mince
red onion, finely chopped
1 x KNORR Brown Onion Gravy
1 egg
red pepper, finely chopped
1 tbsp Robertsons Mixed Herbs
salt and pepper (to taste)
2ml Robertsons Crushed Garlic
12 slices streaky bacon
12 slices ready cheese, sliced (optional)
Method
In a large bowl add all ingredients, except bacon, and mix well.
Using a 125 ml measuring cup measure out the mince mixture.
Roll the mixture into balls.
Wrap a bacon slice around each meatball.
Place on a greased baking tray and bake in a preheated 180°C oven for about 45 to 50 minutes or until cooked.
Serve with noodles and vegetables.
OPTIONAL: When cooked, pop a slice of cheese over the meatballs and place under the griller for 5 minutes until the cheese has melted.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
