Kharcho Style Pork Meatballs With Sour Plum Tomato Sauce
This simmered dish pairs ground pork with tomato paste, sour plum sauce and onion, grated. Adjust the calorie target to automatically scale the ingredients while keeping the proportions of the meal balanced.
Mix ground pork with grated onion, half the garlic, half the cilantro, coriander, salt, and pepper. Form 10-12 small meatballs.
sour plum sauce (tkemali)sunflower oil
Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high. Brown meatballs 4-5 minutes, turning, until well colored (they will finish cooking in sauce). Transfer to a plate.
garlictomato pastesour plum sauce (tkemali)water
Lower heat to medium. Add remaining garlic to the pan for 20 seconds, then stir in tomato paste and water to loosen. Whisk in sour plum sauce.
sour plum sauce (tkemali)
Return meatballs to the skillet. Simmer 6-8 minutes, turning once, until cooked through and sauce is thick and glossy.
cilantrosour plum sauce (tkemali)salt
Finish with remaining cilantro. Taste and adjust salt and sourness; serve hot with sauce spooned over.
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