Wheat Balls With Tomatoes Vegan Meatballs Aka Kibbeh Heelah Recipes

TEMPEH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375ºF.
• Crumble tempeh into small bits and place in a medium pot, along with 1 tablespoon soy sauce and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a simmer and cook until all the liquid has evaporated, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer to a large bowl and add all the remaining ingredients EXCEPT for the oil. Mix until everything is evenly incorporated, then set aside for a few minutes to cool.
• Pour enough oil into a rimmed baking dish (like a quarter-sheet pan) to generously coat the bottom - about 1/4 cup.
• Form the tempeh mixture into golf ball-sized balls with your hands, and place on the baking sheet, spacing them about an inch apart.
• Bake for about 10 minutes. Then rotate the balls - either by shaking the pan or flipping with tongs - and continue baking for another 15 minutes or so, rotating the balls every 5 to 7 minutes, until they're brown all over.

THE BEST VEGAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• If you haven't prepared your quinoa yet, do so now (make sure it's cooked and cooled completely before use). 1/3 cup uncooked quinoa will yield ~1 cup cooked. *Prep/cook time does not include preparing quinoa.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (176 C). Add rinsed, dried black beans to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes or until beans appear cracked and feel dry to the touch (see beans in food processor photo). Remove beans from the oven and then increase oven heat to 375 degrees F (190C).
• Heat a large (oven-safe) skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add water (or oil), garlic, and shallot. Sauté for 2-3 minutes, or until slightly softened, stirring frequently. Remove from heat (and reserve pan for later use).
• Add black beans to a food processor along with garlic, shallot, sea salt, oregano, red pepper flake, and fennel (optional) and pulse into a loose meal (DON'T overmix). Then add cooked/cooled quinoa, vegan parmesan cheese, tomato paste, fresh basil or parsley, and Worcestershire (optional). Pulse to combine until a textured dough forms (you're not looking for a purée, but it should be semi-tacky).
• Taste and adjust flavor as needed, adding more salt for saltiness/depth of flavor, red pepper flake for heat, herbs for earthiness, or Worcestershire (optional) for more depth of flavor. If it's too tacky or wet, add more vegan parmesan cheese and pulse to combine (we added a bit more).
• Scoop out heaping 1 1/2 Tbsp amounts (using this scoop or a Tablespoon) and gently form into small balls using your hands. Add to a plate and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• Heat an oven-safe metal or cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add a small amount of oil to prevent sticking, then add the meatballs. Sauté for a few minutes, gently turning the meatballs to get a slight crust on either side. Then transfer to the oven and bake for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown on the edges and slightly dry to the touch.
• These meatballs are delicious as is, or you can add some marinara to the pan and heat over medium heat for 5 minutes (or until bubbling / hot) to infuse more flavor.
• Serve with marinara and additional vegan parmesan cheese (optional)! These are also delicious atop any pasta. Leftover meatballs keep for 4-5 days in the refrigerator or 1 month in the freezer. Reheat in the microwave or in a 375-degree F (190 C) oven until warmed through.

VEGETARIAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
• Mix eggs, bread crumbs, walnuts, Cheddar cheese, onions, cottage cheese, oil, garlic, basil, and salt together in a bowl with your hands until thoroughly blended. The batter will be very stiff.
• Chill mixture in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours.
• Roll into 1-inch balls and place on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes, turn meatballs, and continue to bake for another 8 minutes.

WHEAT BALLS WITH TOMATOES (VEGAN MEATBALLS, AKA KIBBEH HEELAH)

Steps:

• For Wheat Balls:.
• Knead with water to form into 1 to 1 1/2" balls.
• Fill a large pot halfway with water, bring to a boil, gently add balls to water and cook for about twenty minutes.
• Check the inside of a ball to make certain that they are done. If so, they should not have clumps of flour on the inside.
• For Sauce:.
• Bring tomato paste and lemon juice to a low boil, then simmer for fifteen minutes.
• Meanwhile, fry onions in oil until cooked; add garlic and coriander and cook for another minute.
• Add to tomato sauce and simmer for half an hour.
• Pour sauce over kibbeh and serve.

VEGAN MEATBALLS (NO TVP OR SOY)

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• combine all ingredients in a bowl. With your hands bruise/mash the lentils a bit, but not to the point that there all mushy.
• using a small ice cream scoop (or with wet hands) roll out golfball sized balls. (slightly smaller).
• *continue to dampen hands when doing this -- the mixture is sticky.
• place on a lightly oiled cookie sheet and bake 15 minutes.
• Turn over and bake an addional 15 minutes.
• Serve topped with a nice vegetarian/vegan marinara.