We had some beef in the freezer – I think Melissa and her colleagues had some barbecue party at her school and there was some leftover meat so they just divided what they had and Melissa took her share home. Her mum used a bit to fry some bitter gourd but it was so very tough that everyone had a hard time trying to eat it. In the end, I decided to take what was left of it to make some beef meat balls.
It was quite simple to do that actually – I just cut up the meat into tiny bits and chopped it up to mince it and then I added one Bombay onion finely-chopped and some crackers, pounded. Lastly, I added some pepper, Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce and an egg and mixed everything together and once it had attained the desired consistency, I rolled the mixture into nice, round balls…
Next, I heated some oil in a frying pan and dropped in the balls…
…rolling them over once they had turned brown on one side.
Once they were done, I took them out of the pan and let them stand on some kitchen towel to drain away the excess oil…
Melissa prepared the IKEA meatball sauce…
…and some salsa…
…while I made some mashed potatoes with cheese added…
…and I put that in the oven to bake for a bit.
All those put together made a very nice meal…
…for our simple dinner that night and I would say that we did enjoy that very much.
P.S.:
Happy Dongzhi or Winter Solstice Festival (冬至) to all celebrating. What’s for dinner tonight?
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 