Chicken meatballs in a carrot and leek sauce
 
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Chicken meatballs in leek and carrot sauce are a tasty and healthy alternative to complete our menu. Serve them with rice or a salad.
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Recipe type: Meat
Rations: 3-4
Ingredients
For the meatballs
  • 400 g. minced chicken meat
  • ½ onion, very chopped
  • 1 egg
  • Salt and pepper
  • A piece of bread crumbs soaked in milk and drained (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon of chopped parsley
  • Flour to coat
  • Extra virgin olive oil for frying
For the sauce
  • 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 large onion, minced
  • 1 green bell pepper, minced
  • 3 leeks, minced
  • 2 carrots, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce
  • ½ teaspoon of paprika
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1-2 cups vegetable broth or water
Preparation
  1. We prepare the sauce. To do this, heat two tablespoons of oil in a pan and fry the chopped onion, pepper, leek and carrot in it for 10-12 minutes.
  2. Then, season with salt and pepper, add the fried tomato and paprika and mix.
  3. Finally, we pour a cup of vegetable broth or water, cover and cook for 15 minutes and then blend. If the sauce is too fat, you will only have to add more water or broth.
  4. While the sauce is cooking, prepare the meatballs by mixing all the ingredients except for the flour and olive oil.
  5. Once well mixed, we take small portions of dough and shape them into a meatball.
  6. Next, we pass the meatballs in flour and fry them in batches in hot oil until they are well browned.
  7. As they brown, we place them in the sauce that by now will be crushed. In the boiling sauce where cooking 3 minutes will finish.
  8. We serve the chicken meatballs in a warm carrot and leek sauce.
recipe by Kitchen Recipes at https://www.lasrecetascocina.com/albondigas-de-pollo-en-salsa-de-puerro-y-carrot/