Daoud Basha, Beef Meatballs in Tomato Sauce with Pine Nuts

Daoud Basha, Beef Meatballs in Tomato Sauce with Pine Nuts : Beef and parsley meatballs simmered in a tomato sauce with cinnamon and pomegranate, sprinkled with pine nuts. A family dish from Lebanon.

• 4 servings
• Preparation 25 min
• Cooking 35 min
• Total 60 min
• Level easy
• Devices TM7 · TM6 · TM5

Ingredients : daoud basha beef meatballs

• 500 g ground beef
• 1 onion
• 1 sprig of parsley
• 1 tsp allspice
• 1 tsp salt
• 20 g olive oil
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 500 g crushed tomatoes
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses
• 30 g pine nuts

Preparation : daoud basha beef meatballs

1. Put the onion and parsley in the bowl, then finely chop. 6 secspeed 6
2. Add the beef, allspice and salt, then mix well. 15 secspeed 3
3. Shape into walnut-sized meatballs and brown them for 5 minutes in a skillet.
4. Rinse the bowl, add the garlic, oil, tomatoes, cinnamon and pomegranate molasses, then cook. 10 min100°Cspeed 1reverse
5. Add the meatballs to the bowl or to a pot and simmer in the sauce. 12 min95°Cspeed 1reverse
6. Serve sprinkled with toasted pine nuts, with rice.

Storage: 3 days in the refrigerator.

You can make this dish stress free with simple ingredients. Allow about 60 minutes in total. All settings (time, temperature, speed and rotation direction) work on the Thermomix TM5, TM6 and TM7. Follow the steps in order and the result will turn out well. You can also download the recipe as a PDF or copy it to Cookidoo and cook it right away.