Ouma Onder die Komberse

What you’ll need:
For the meatballs:
• 500 – 750 gr lean beef mince
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 tsp dried Italian herbs
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 onion, grated
• 1 tomato, finely chopped
• 1 egg
• Salt and pepper, to taste

For the sauce:
• 2 Tbsp sunflower oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 leek, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 cup red wine (optional)
• 1 litre beef stock
• 12 baby potatoes
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 tsp dried Italian herbs
• Salt and freshly milled black pepper
• 1 leafy cabbage (for wrapping)

How to make it

Mix all the meatball ingredients in a large bowl, preferably by hand, and then form small meatballs. Refrigerate these while you continue with the sauce.

TIP: If the sauce seems a little thin, mix a tablespoon of cornflour to a paste with a little cold water and add it to thicken.