A couple of weeks ago, I happened upon some frozen ostrich meat in Vitamin Cottage. The meat was from a farm in Nebraska. I remember my husband raving about ostrich meat when he was working in Zimbabwe. So, I bought it. Turns out, its a very healthy red meat. I find it curious that ostrich is red meat! By the way, I found out that I shouldn't be putting two spaces between sentences. I'll stop now.
Ostrich Meatballs
1 lb. ground ostrich meat
1/2 cup crushed crackers (I used the leftover crumbs of these carrot and sweet potato chips/crisps)
1 egg
2 Tbsp. oil (I used red palm)
salt and pepper
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp garlic powder or a couple of cloves minced
A little beef broth to get desired consistency
1 Tbsp. coconut oil to grease pan
Baked in a 400 degree oven for about 20 minutes
1 lb. ground ostrich meat
1/2 cup crushed crackers (I used the leftover crumbs of these carrot and sweet potato chips/crisps)
1 egg
2 Tbsp. oil (I used red palm)
salt and pepper
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp garlic powder or a couple of cloves minced
A little beef broth to get desired consistency
1 Tbsp. coconut oil to grease pan
Baked in a 400 degree oven for about 20 minutes
After the meatballs were done cooking, I made a sauce out of this meat masala mix I had bought in South Florida. We were visiting with a friend from India and he took us to this little Indian grocery story. He told me this was his favorite masala mix so I bought it.
I sauteed some tomatoes and onion and added some but not all of the seasoning. I added some water to this mix to make a nice sauce. Right before the sauce was finished I added some half and half cream and it was delicious.
I paired it with some ugali. My husband went nuts over it (he's easy to please). It was very unique in flavor and I credit that to the seasoning packet. My husband said it was the closest I had gotten to recreating food he'd had in the bush. I really loved the flavor of the ostrich meat. I'll definitely be buying it more often and substituting it for all sorts of ground meat.
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