Juicy turkey meatballs with tasty basil tomato sauce

Just a note- I used different kinds of basil for this recipe, mainly because I have them growing in the garden- but you can just use normal basil for everything and add a bit of lime zest to the meatballs instead.

Ingredients:

Turkey meatballs:

500g turkey mince

3 spring onions, finely chopped

2 kaffir lime leaves, ground in a spice grinder (or finely chopped)

1 tbsp finely chopped Thai or Lemon Basil

2 cm piece ginger, peeled and grated

1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped

1 egg

40 g fresh bread crumbs

salt and pepper to taste

2 tbsp olive oil for frying

Sauce:

300g ripe tomatoes, chopped

300g cherry tomatoes

2 tbsp basil

1 tbsp purple basil

1 onion

1 clove garlic

a pinch cayenne pepper

about 1/2 cup chicken stock

1 tbsp olive oil

Method:

mix all the meatball ingredients together with your hands until well combined, then form the meatballs, about 50 g each (makes about 12). Put on a plate, cover and refrigerate.

Sauté onions on medium heat in 1 tbsp olive oil until translucent, add the garlic and fry for another couple of minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes and cook until they break down slightly. Add 2-3 tbsp chicken stock, cayenne, half the chopped basil and salt and pepper. add more chicken stock if needed. add the cherry tomatoes and cook for another 2-3 minutes, adding a bit more chicken stock if needed. Turn the stove off and put a lid on the pan.

Fry the meatballs in a non-stick frying pan until golden and cooked through.

Serve on rice with the warm tomato sauce. Enjoy!