Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

• 400 g of minced meat (mixture of pork and beef is best)
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 1 large carrot, thinly sliced
• 1 cup winter squash (butternut pumpkin or button squash) or courgette (zucchini), cubed
• 1 cup of finely chopped cabbage (optional)
• 2 tablespoons of chopped garlic
• cayenne pepper (or paprika) to taste

Method:

• Bring 2 litres of water to the boil. Add salt and pepper.
• Shape meatballs 2 cm in diameter.
• Add, one at a time into the boiling water.
• Cover and simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.
• Add all the vegetable, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add garlic and turn off the heat.
• Stand for 5 –10 minutes.

Tips:

Serving suggestion: Add 2-3 tablespoons of sauerkraut, a spoonful of homemade yogurt (for GF/CF try Nut Cream Cheese) and finely chopped dill.