How to Make the Best Haitian Meatballs the Quick & Easy Way | Dishing It: Boulette Recipe

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats provide fiber, while crushed crackers are a budget-friendly alternative.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice offers similar acidity, while vinegar is often cheaper.

parsley

🥗Healthier: cilantro

💰Cheaper: spinach

Cilantro adds freshness, while spinach is a more economical green.

Soak plain loaf bread in milk.

Add lean ground beef to a bowl.

Add lots of lime juice to the ground beef.

Chop bell peppers and onions and mix them into the ground beef.

Add chopped parsley and thyme to the mixture.

Add Fleur D' Epis meat and seafood seasoning to the mixture.

Add the soaked bread mixture to the ground beef.

Mix everything together with hands until well incorporated.

Add whole wheat flour to the mixture and mix again.

Form the mixture into meatballs of desired size and coat with flour.

Heat oil in a pot until hot.

Fry meatballs for about 3-4 minutes per side until cooked through and crispy.

Remove meatballs and set aside.

In the same pot, add a mixture of peppers and onions.

Add tomato sauce to the pepper mixture.

Add parsley, thyme, and Fleur D' Epis seasoning to the sauce.

Return the meatballs to the pot and let them simmer in the sauce until soft and the sauce thickens.

Prepare a sub by removing some of the inside of the bread.

Spread Laughing Cow cheese on the inside of the bread.

Add the meatballs into the sub and top with watercress and additional sauce.

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