Meat Ball & Capsicum In Tomato Sauce

Meat ball and capsicum are perfect match. Pair it up with onion and tomato sauce, and you'll get a delectable dish to serve with rice. To simplify the cooking, the meat ball can be shallow fried in non-stick pan or wok instead of deep frying. The meat ball is equally tasty with 2 different methods, but shallow fried version sounds more healthy.

Meat Ball & Capsicum In Tomato Sauce

Serves 2

Ingredients:

200gm of minced meat (pork, beef or chicken)

Cooking oil

Marinades for the meat:

1 1/2 tbsp of light soy sauce

1 tsp of sesame oil

dash of pepper

1 1/2 tbsp of corn starch

2 shallots, chopped

The Sauce:

1/2 onion, diced

1 green capsicum, cut into rectangle shape

1 yellow capsicum, cut into rectangle shape

3-4 tbsp of tomato sauce

1 tsp of light soy sauce

1 tsp of brown sugar

200ml water

Steps:

1. Marinate the minced meat for 20 minutes. Then wet your palms with water and shape the marinated meat into meat balls. Set aside on a clean plate.

2. Heat some oil in a non-stick pan or wok, shallow fry the meat balls using medium heat. Rotate the meat balls from time to time until all surface turned golden brown. Rest it on kitchen towel and transfer it to a serving plate.

3. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a clean wok, sauté onion for 2 minutes. Add capsicum and stir fry for another 2 minutes. Add all ingredients for the sauce and bring to simmering. Off the flame, and pour the sauce over the fried meat balls. Serve hot with rice.