Sponsored: smoky Spanish meatballs
Makes: 6 as tapas
Serves: 6
Prep time: 15 minsTotal time: 
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Sponsored: smoky Spanish meatballs
Bring the sunshine of Spain to your table with this red wine-enriched tapas plate
Makes: 6 as tapas
Serves: 6
Prep time: 15 minsTotal time: 
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Sarah Akhurst
Our Food Director Sarah is a food obsessive, and spends most of her time scoping out the latest food trends, experimenting in her own kitchen, or making her family wait to eat while she photographs every dinner she makes for the 'gram! A complete Middle Eastern food junkie, she is never far from a good shawarma marinade, a pinch of Aleppo chilli or a sprig of dill
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Ingredients
- 30g fresh breadcrumbs
- 250ml Tapabrava Red Blend Wine, plus 3 tbsp
- 500g 10% fat beef mince
- 200g chorizo-style sausages, skins removed
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tbsp finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 echalion shallot, very finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
To serve
- aioli
- Spanish olives
- toasted bread
Step by step
- Put the breadcrumbs in a bowl and pour over 3 tablespoons of the red wine. Stir and set aside.
- Put the beef mince, chorizo-style sausages, smoked paprika and parsley in a bowl. Add the soaked breadcrumbs and some seasoning and use your hands to mix until combined. Shape into 18 meatballs, transfer to a plate and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the meatballs for 3-4 minutes, turning until they are browned all over. Remove to a plate and, using the same pan, fry the shallot and garlic in the residual chorizo oil for 3-4 minutes until soft. Add the rosemary and remaining 250ml of red wine and bubble for a couple of minutes. Stir in the chopped tomatoes, then return the meatballs to the pan. Simmer for 20 minutes, until the meatballs are cooked through and the sauce has reduced. Remove from the heat and season to taste, then serve with the aioli, olives and toasted bread.
