Nope am not referring to the movie played by Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried, besides the movie spelled Mama with 2 m's. :) Am actually referring to the recipe I promised to post today.
Except for the oil that I used to fry it, this dish should be very healthy. If you want a healthier way to cook it you can grill it ala burger patty instead of formed into meatballs. For this dish you'd need the following ingredients:
Mama Mia meatballs
***(Yields about 15 meatballs or 8 burger patties)
1 pc garlic, minced or you can put 1 tsp. garlic powder
1 small onion, minced or you can put 1 tsp onion powder
1/4 k. ground chicken
1 pc medium sized carrot, grated
1/2 cup mashed or grated pumpkin or squash
salt to taste
season with pepper and cayenne powder
a dash of cummin (optional)
2-3 tbsp flour or you can use 1 small potato grated (this will bind the meat mixture even without egg)
*Should you opt to use flour add 1 egg, using potato can save you 1 egg though :)
1. Mix everything together in a bowl. I use my hands wrapped in what I call "plastic hands" which can be bought in supermarkets.
2. Add the seasoning ~ salt, pepper etc... depending on your preferred amount. I usually start with 1 tsp of salt.
3. Roll into a ball and deep fry. If you have a deep fryer, make sure that you have it pre-heated so that cooking takes less time, which means, your meatballs will be soaked in oil for less time.
4. For the healthier option, you can roll it into a ball then flattened and grilled.
For the sauce ~ I always do 2 kinds. My children loves sweet and sour and my husband prefers garlic sauce.
Sweet and sour sauce:
Catsup (banana or tomato will do, but i prefer banana catsup)
2-3 tbsp sugar brown or white, but i prefer brown
ground pepper and salt to taste.
1/4 cup of water, add if necessary
Cook the sugar under mediujm fire. Once the sugar has slowly turned to liquid, add 1/4 cup of water, 1/4 cup of catsup. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer under low fire for about 5-10 minutes. The sauce will slowly thicken.
Garlic sauce:
1-2 cloves of garlic, minced well
1/4 cup milk or heavy cream
1/4 tsp sugar
white pepper
dash of cummin
salt to taste.
Combine all ingredients and put in blender on high speed. Serve.
***The quantity depends on your serving size.
I paired this dish with Green salad :) For the salad you can combine either Romaine or Iceberg lettuce with mango slices (or any fresh fruit that you prefer). Philippine Mango is not available here so I use apples and oranges or grapes. You can also add walnuts for the salad. But for this particular dish that I made, I used what I have available in the fridge :)
My kids enjoyed this dish! Am sure yours would too! Enjoy!
