One-Pot Meatballs & Vegetables in Soy Tomato Sauce
A wonderfully easy one‑pot surprise—simply mix the meatballs in the pot and simmer with vegetables. Tangy tomato paired with a hint of soy sauce brings out deep, satisfying flavor in every bite.
- Nutrition facts are for one serving.
Ingredients(Servings: 2)
Directions
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1
Remove any tough strings from the celery, cut into 3 cm (1.2 in.) widths, then halve each piece lengthwise. Remove the onion core and thinly slice. Cut the sweet potato into 1 cm (0.4 in.) wide half-moons and soak in cold water for 5 minutes. Slice any large button mushrooms in half.
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2
Add (A) to the pot and mix well. Next, add the ground beef and combine well. Divide the meat mixture into 8 portions, then shape each into a ball.
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3
Heat the olive oil in a pot over medium, then cook the meatballs for 2 minutes before turning over.
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4
Add (B), the onion, mushrooms, celery, sweet potato, and white beans. Turn up the heat, and cover with a lid once boiling.
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5
Simmer on low for 30 minutes.
If completing in an oven: After bringing to a boil on the stovetop, cover with a lid, transfer the pot to an oven preheated to 160 C (320 F) and broil for 40 to 50 minutes.
Cooking Basics
Strings in celery stalks are tough. Use a knife to pull the strings off starting from the lower half of the stalk. When slicing up thinly or diagonally, you do not need to remove these in advance as you will be cutting through the strings anyway.
[Thinly sliced along the grain]
Cut the onion with its outer skin removed vertically in two. Then insert the knife in a V-shape to remove the stems, and thinly slice cut-side down vertically along the grain from end to end. This cutting method is often used for sautéing or boiling.
[Thinly sliced against the grain]
Cut the onion with its outer skin removed vertically in two. Then insert the knife in a V-shape to remove the stems, and thinly slice cut-side down at right angles to the grain from end to end. This cutting method is recommended for raw consumption.
To remove excess starch, place cut sweet potatoes into cold water making sure the cut surfaces are submerged. This step is especially recommended for "kinton" (Japanese-style mashed sweet potato) and other lightly seasoned dishes where a delectable color is desired. Soaking time of about 5 minutes is sufficient.
- Recipe Yuko Ihara
- Styling Akiko Yoshioka
- Photo Shuhei Miyahara
- Production Yuki Asanomi
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