For the meatballs
- 1 cup Breadcrumbstightly packed (about 3 slices)
- ¼ cup Red wine
- 1½ lb Ground beef
- 2 tsp Garlic pastemild garlic paste or 1-2 minced cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp Parsleydried
- ¾ tsp Salt
- 1½ tsp Cuminpowdered
- ¼ tsp Black pepper
- ¼ tsp Cinnamon
For the sauce
- 1 can Diced tomatoesno salt added, with liquid
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1 tsp Onion powderor 2 tsp dried onion flakes
- ½ Salt
- ½ tsp Sugar
- ½ tsp Sweet paprika
Cumin Spiced Meatballs in Rich Tomato Sauce
These Cumin Spiced Meatballs in Rich Tomato Sauce make perfect use of my favorite warming spice: cumin! I add cumin to everything. I love it! These slow cooker meatballs are one of my favorite comfort foods – cooked long and slow in a rich and delicious tomato sauce.
Start by mixing the ingredients for the meatballs. Leave the mixture to rest for a few minutes before shaping the meatballs. As the meat mixture rests, place the sauce ingredients in the insert of a slow cooker. Lay the meatballs on top of the sauce and cook for 6-7 hours on low. Serve with rice, mashed potatoes or French fries and enjoy!
To make the Cumin Spiced Meatballs in Rich Tomato Sauce, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Cumin Spiced Meatballs in Rich Tomato Sauce
1 | Mix breadcrumbs with red wine | 1 |
Using your fingers, toss 1 cup of breadcrumbs with ¼ cup of red wine in a small bowl using your fingers. | ||
2 | Make the meatball mixture | 3 |
Place 1½ pounds of ground beef in a mixing bowl. Add the moistened breadcrumbs, 2 teaspoons of garlic paste, 1 tablespoon of parsley, ¾ teaspoon of salt, 1½ teaspoons of powdered cumin, ¼ teaspoon of black pepper and ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon. Knead the mixture well, using your hands, until fully combined. | ||
3 | Leave to rest | 10 |
Leave the meatball mixture to rest for about 10 minutes. | ||
4 | Prepare sauce | 1 |
Place 1 can of diced tomatoes in the insert of a slow cooker with 1 tablespoon of butter, 2 teaspoons of dried onion flakes, ½ a teaspoon of salt, ½ a teaspoon of sugar and ½ a teaspoon of sweet paprika. | ||
5 | Shape the meatballs | 15 |
Take 3 tablespoons of the meatball mixture and shape into long, oval-shaped meatballs. | ||
6 | Place meatballs in slow cooker | 1 |
Place the meatballs in the slow cooker. Do not mix with the sauce. | ||
7 | Cook | 6h |
Cook on low for 6-7 hours, until the meatballs are fully cooked and the sauce has thickened slightly. | ||
8 | Serve | |
Serve the meatballs and sauce over your favorite accompaniment - on different occasions, I like to pair mine with rice, mashed potato or French fries. | ||
Recipe Reviews
It was tasty and fell apart in my mouth!! Amazing texture in my opinion.
Scrumptious! Will be making this for grill out tuesday next week with the fam (-;
Parsely makes the dish overwhelming wouldn't recommend adding any.
Any way to make this without the alcohol?...
Easily one of my all time favorite meatball cumin meals along with the keto chicken meatballs and parmesan.
Unique and flavourful taste enjoyed every bite.
Let the meat sit in the spices for atleast an hour or two before cooking so that they are flavorful because if you cook it right away they will taste very bland.
Ate some of the leftover meatballs cold for lunch at work today dare i say they taste even better a day after.
Takes way too long to make this.
Jeff always got the best meat recipes a dude like me could hope for! Thanks for sharing.
Replaced red wine with white cause red usually makes the meal slightly bitter.
Great for a meat sub too and better than any fast food resturant.
Had no idea cinnamon could be used for savory meals, i couldnt really taste it but cool thing nonetheless makes me feel fancy telling people the ingriedents haha.
I liked it a lot and so did my kids. Served it wash mashed potatos and bunch of cheese.
Very happy that there is no dairy in this since both my kids are lactose :)
Instead of normal diced tomatos I went with sundried tomatoes soaked in oil, a lot more flavorful with these.
Needed a bit more salt but other than that it was good.
It's my first time making anything like this wish me luck.
Loved this spiced meatball made it with some penne pasta and cheesy garlic bread on the side, both very filling and delicious together.
Salty and overly spicy i think the spices need to be taken down a few notches.
Well done! Approved!
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