I had already decided on this Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals
This is not a low Fodmap recipe.
- 500g minced beef
- 1 tablespoon wholegrain mustard
- ½ a lemon
- 1 egg
- Handful fresh basil
- Olive oil BUY HERE
- 8 slices bacon
- 2 ciabatta loaves
- 4 slices Jarlsberg cheese BUY HERE
- ½ red cabbage
- 1 red onion
- Small bunch of mint
- ½ a lemon
- Salt & pepper
- 1 fresh red chili
- Stick the oven on 160°C/320°F, and get a large frying pan on a medium heat.
- Roughly chop the basil and put into a bowl with the beef, mustard, zest of ½ lemon, 1 tbsp olive oil and the egg yolk. Season and mix.
- Add a splash of olive oil to the pan, then scrunch the meatball mixture together with your hands.
- Divide into 16 and roll into balls.
- Cook the meatballs for about 12 minutes, until browned all over.
- Slice the cabbage in a food processor, then add the red onion, chili and mint and chop all together.
- Tip into a large bowl with some olive oil, the lemon juice and seasoning. Toss together.
- Lay the bacon around the meatballs and pop into the oven, and on a different shelf put the loaves to warm through.
- After about 5 minutes get the bread out. Cut them open and drizzle with olive oil.
- Lay the cheese on. Scatter over some of the cabbage salad. Top with meatballs and the bacon.
I do have Jamie’s book, but have not used it awhile. This looks fab, but reading the ‘8 slices of bacon’ bit does take one aback! I think you made the right decisions altho’ it is a pity to go totally without cheese. Depends on the fat % of the mince also!!! Smaller portions as you said and more salad – still a tasty dish 🙂 ! I think you said two salads actually . . .
Yes, there were two salads. I didn’t write out the recipe for the second one because it was pretty basic but it was a nice accompaniment for the richness of the sandwich.
Suzanne
I always love the idea of 30 minute meals – especially when they look this good! Incredible colour on the cabbage – I actually thought it was lavender at first!
I am always striving to get meals done in under 30 minutes. Not that I am always successful. The purple colour is beautiful and makes the dish so much more interesting than ordinary cabbage would have.
Suzanne
Glad it wasn’t just me who had a disappointing day in the kitchen. I agree – that pickled cabbage looks fantastic.
I’ll have to pop over and have a look. The name of the recipe sure sounds great.
Suzanne
I love the use of red cabbage for this sandwich and it looks SO pretty! I love this 30 minute cooking – always attracted by how easy it sounds and delicious – especially you have really beautiful photo there. 🙂
Thanks, Nami. I love 30-minute cooking too and am still trying to whip it into shape but, as I said to Angela above, I am getting quicker and don’t muck around so much.
Suzanne
This looks so lovely (compared with a big mac) that it doesn’t look possible that it’s not good for you. Your pickled cabbage is beautiful and such a lovely vibrant colour. And served with a salad I would say it would be good for you. The fat content might be high but it surely has more fibre than a big mac. Anyway, how did you go for time? Was this achievable in 30 minutes? Sorry to hear it wasn’t as good as some of his other meals xx
Oops, I forgot to put the time. It wasn’t too bad but at least 40 minutes. I think I have been getting much more efficient in the kitchen since starting Jamie’s meals and I use the food processor much more than before which shaves off quite a bit of time. Getting the mini processor has further sped up my cooking. I love my mini one. Practice makes perfect, I guess.
Suzanne
The book sounds good, you’ve shared really good recipes from it. Though I fear that it would take me longer than 30 minutes to prepare most meals. Thanks for sharing, my hubby loves meatball sandwiches.
It ceratinly takes longer than 30 minutes to make his meals – sometimes way longer. But they are so tasty that it is worth it.
Suzanne
This is spectacular. I love the pop of colour.
Food for the eyes!
Suzanne