Harissa Jackfruit Balls
These 7 ingredient Harissa Jackfruit Balls are spiced just right! Enjoy them as a tasty snack or smother them with some sauce and enjoy they as a plant-based meatball alternative with pasta.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 20 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 a yellow Onion
- 1 inch piece of ginger Ginger
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 1 yellow Potato - boiled/baked and peeled
- 1 20 oz Can of jackfruit
- 4 tsp Harissa
- 2 tbsp Cilantro
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1
Using a fork, roughly mash up the cooked potato
- 2
preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 3
Peel and chop the onion, garlic and ginger as finely as possible so large chunks are not floating around the balls.
- 4
Add oil to a large pan and add in the onions, ginger, and garlic and saute over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring often.
- 5
Drain and squeeze out as much liquid as you can from the jackfruit, then add it to the pan with the onions, etc.
- 6
Add the mashed potato, harissa, and cilantro and saute a couple of minutes so well incorporated.
- 7
Season with salt and pepper and remove pan from heat and let cool for a few minutes.
- 8
When mixture can be handled, gather up a tablespoon or two and shape it into a ball. Repeat until all the mixture is used up.
- 9
Place he jackfruit balls on a baking sheet, spray them lightly with cooking spray and place in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
- 10
Serve with sweet chili sauce or mango chutney.