Vegetable Breyani
2022-06-22
Lighter and healthier than any meat version, vegetable breyani ticks all the box...
Air Fryer Meatball Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Prep 15 mins
Cooking 40 mins
Serves 4
We've gone back to the basics and brought two dietary staples to life with this incredibly tasty Air Fried Meatballs and Sweet Potatoes dish, perfectly spiced with our aromatic Meat Seasoning and served with a delicious veggie sauce.
What you will need
- FOR THE SWEET POTATOES
- FOR THE MEATBALLS
- 4 small-medium sweet potatoes, scrubbed and dried
- 500g lean beef mince
- Natural Herbs & Spices Vegetable Seasoning
- 1 large egg
- FOR THE SAUCE
- ½ onion, diced
- 300g baby leeks, washed & sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup *almond flour or breadcrumbs
- 1 bunch spinach or kale, stems removed and finely chopped
- ¼ cup finely grated parmesan
- 250ml stock of choice
- ¼ cup finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1 x 400g tin diced tomato
- 2 tsp Natural Herbs & Spices Meat Seasoning
- 2 tsp Natural Herbs & Spices Vegetable Seasoning
- Olive oil, for cooking
- Parmesan cheese, for serving
- Micro herbs, for serving
- *Almond flour / ground almonds is a lovely way to keep these gluten free or use the more standard breadcrumb option.
Method
For the sweet potatoes:
Preheat the air fryer to 200˚C.
Poke holes in the sweet potatoes with a small sharp knife and rub them all over with olive oil and then season with a little Natural Herbs & Spices Vegetable Seasoning.
Air fry for 30 minutes, depending on their size, until tender.
For the sauce:
While the sweet potatoes are air frying - heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large frying pan. Then add the leeks and a little Natural Herbs & Spices Vegetable Seasoning. Allow the leeks to sweat until super soft and tender.
Add the garlic and cook until fragrant. Add the spinach and cook down until wilted. Season with Natural Herbs & Spices Vegetable Seasoning.
Pour in the stock and tinned tomato and bring it to a simmer.
Simmer until the sauce has reduced and the flavour has developed.
For the meatballs:
Cook the onion and garlic in a little olive oil until tender and fragrant. Allow to cool slightly.
Then combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl and mix them well and season with the Natural Herbs & Spices Meat Seasoning. Mix the seasoning into the mixture and roll into roughly 16 meatballs.
Preheat the air fryer to 200˚C.
Air fry the meatballs for 8 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
To serve:
Slice the sweet potatoes open. Then spoon a generous amount of sauce into each one and nestle some meatballs into the sauce.
Finish with a little grated parmesan and some micro herbs.
Serve and enjoy!
Recipe concept, photography and video by Bianca Davies: @beeblegum on Instagram | http://thesecretlifeofbee.co.za/
