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Gordon Ramsay

Date Published:: 12/05/2008

Series 4 of the F Word got off to a spicy start when Geri Halliwell took on Gordon in a meatball challenge. Geri used her Mum's family recipe

Serves 4

Ingredients

8oz plain flour, sieved, plus extra to dust
8oz lean mince beef
8oz onion, diced
4oz spring onion, chopped
4 cloves of garlic
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 ½ fl oz sweet sherry
2 tbsp spoon sugar
1 large egg, beaten
1 tsp salt
2 tsp freshly ground pepper
Salt and pepper to taste
Olive oil

For the sauce

1 onion, chopped
3 peppers, 1 red 1 green 1 yellow, roughly chopped
1 tin chopped tomatoes drained
1 courgette, sliced
4 oz sweet sherry
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp of soy sauce
1 tsp dried basil
3 cloves garlic

Method: How to make Geri Halliwell's Spanish meatballs

1. To make the meatballs mix the beef, onion, spring onion and garlic together with the soy sauce, sherry, sugar and egg. Season with the salt and pepper and add the flour. Mix well.

2. Put some flour on a plate to dust your hands and/or the meatballs if they are too sticky.

3. Get a heavy based frying pan or large wok (large enough to cook 13 meatballs).

4. Put ½ cup of oil into the pan and set aside.

5. Mix up the meatball mixture and form into golf sized balls. When you've made eight balls put the frying pan on a medium heat to heat the oil.

6. Continue making the meatballs once you have 13 meatballs fry them in the pan for 6 minutes or until cooked through. If the oil is too hot place meatballs on a spoon and lower into pan to avoid the fat spitting.

7. Place the cooked meatballs onto a metal tray.

8. To make the sauce, drain the oil from the pan you cooked the meatballs in or use a fresh heavy based frying pan. Add 2 tablespoons of oil and fry the onions until golden - roughly 5 mins. Add chopped peppers and fry for another 6 minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes, courgettes, sherry, sugar, soy sauce and basil and cook for 5 minutes.

9. Add the meatballs right at the end and mix for 30 seconds or until warmed through. Serve with plain rice

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