Hungarian pea-stew (Zöldborsófőzelék)

Today we will be discussing how to make a simple, yet hearty dish which can be whipped up in less than 30 minutes! This dish pairs nicely with fried, boiled or poached eggs, or our favorite, home-made breaded meatballs! (I will be posting my signature recipe down below also!) Don't forget to tag me @seasonandsavour if you happen to try out this dish!

Meatballs recipe (for 2)

Ingredients:

• 300g minced beef (lean)
• 2 tspn Italian Seasoning
• 1 tspn garlic powder
• 2 tspn smoked paprika
• 1 tspn onion salt
• 1 tspn salt 
• 1 tbspn breadcrumbs
• 2 whole egg
• 5 tbspn flour (for dredging)
• 5 tbspn breadcrumbs (for the coating)

Method:

1. In a bowl, mix the ground beef together with the Italian seasoning, 1 tablespoon on smoked paprika and 1 tablespoon of breadcrumbs. Add salt and pepper accordingly and mix together until well combined. Mix in one egg and set aside.
2. In the meantime, heat some sunflower oil in a non-stick pan in order to shallow fry the meatballs before transferring to the oven to cook through.
3. Shape the ground beef mixture into balls and dredge in flour - egg - breadcrumb mixture. You can add smoked paprika to the breadcrumb mixture, since I believe this elevates the flavors!
4. Fry the meatballs until golden in color, transfer on a baking sheet and oven bake for around 15 minutes or until cooked through.

Hungarian pea stew (for 2)

Ingredients:

• 2 tbspn sunflower oil
• 400g frozen peas
• 2 tbspn sugar
• 400 ml of water
• 1 vegetable stock cube (crumbled) I used Alce Nero since I simply love that brand!
• Salt and Pepper to taste 
• 2 tbspn all purpose flour (plain flour)
• 100ml of skimmed milk (I used lactose free)

Method:

1. Heat the sunflower oil in the pan and add the peas. Allow the peas to cook for at least 5 minutes. 
2. Next add the water, sugar, salt and allow the mixture to start simmering. Once it's nearly boiling, crumble in the stock cube and mix thoroughly. 
3. In a separate bowl, mix the flour and milk until the flour is well-dissolved. Do not skip the process or the flour will clump up into tiny little spheres!
4. Add the roux slowly, stirring continuously until the stew thickens.
5. Serve with the meatballs for a scrumptious meal!  

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