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🍲 Lemon Potatoes with Spicy Vegetable Sauce and Meatballs

575 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• onions, yellow 1 pc.
• rolls 1 pc.
• minced meat, mixed 500 g
• pepper, black ground pinch
• salt pinch
• organic lemons 1 pc.
• soup vegetables 1 bunch
• potatoes, mostly waxy 800 g
• vegetable broth 600 ml
• butter 2 tbsp
• yogurt, plain 75 g

Instructions

1. 1. Halve the onion and remove the skin.
2. 2. Dice the onion into fine cubes.
3. 3. Crush the bread roll in a blender or tear it into small crumbs.
4. 4. Place the onion cubes and bread crumbs into a bowl.
5. 5. Add the minced meat to the bowl.
6. 6. Season the mixture with pepper and a pinch of salt.
7. 7. Mix all ingredients thoroughly.
8. 8. Lightly moisten your hands.
9. 9. Shape 20 small balls from the mixture.
10. 10. Place the meatball balls in the refrigerator.
11. 11. Wash the lemon thoroughly under hot water.
12. 12. Finely grate about one teaspoon of the lemon zest.
13. 13. Halve the lemon.
14. 14. Squeeze the juice from the lemon halves.
15. 15. Wash the soup vegetables.
16. 16. Cut off the hard ends if necessary.
17. 17. Peel the vegetables.
18. 18. Chop the vegetables into coarse cubes.
19. 19. Wash the potatoes.
20. 20. Place the unpeeled potatoes into a pot.
21. 21. Fill the pot with lightly salted water.
22. 22. Add the lemon zest to the pot.
23. 23. Add a splash of lemon juice to the pot.
24. 24. Bring everything to a boil with the lid on.
25. 25. Reduce the heat to medium.
26. 26. Cook the potatoes for about 20 minutes.
27. 27. Check if the potatoes are soft.
28. 28. Place the soup vegetables into a different pot.
29. 29. Add the vegetable broth to the vegetables.
30. 30. Bring the vegetable broth to a boil.
31. 31. Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
32. 32. Reduce the heat to low to medium.
33. 33. Let the sauce simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes.
34. 34. Add the meatballs to the vegetable broth.
35. 35. Let the meatballs cook gently for about 12 minutes.
36. 36. Ensure the broth does not boil vigorously.
37. 37. Remove the meatballs with a slotted spoon.
38. 38. Place the meatballs on a plate.
39. 39. Puree the vegetables in the sauce.
40. 40. Season the sauce to taste.
41. 41. Drain the potatoes.
42. 42. Let the potatoes steam dry in the pot for a short time.
43. 43. Peel the potatoes if desired.
44. 44. Halve the potatoes.
45. 45. Add butter to the potatoes.
46. 46. Add some lemon juice to the potatoes.
47. 47. Season the potatoes with salt.
48. 48. Stir the yogurt into the vegetable sauce.
49. 49. Do not let the sauce with yogurt boil anymore.
50. 50. Return the meatballs to the sauce.
51. 51. Serve the meatballs with the lemon potatoes.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 575
• Protein: 30 g · Fett/Fat: 25 g · Carbs: 60 g