4largeYukon gold - or russet potatoes, cut into small chunks
1tablespoonharissa paste
1teaspoonKosher salt
1teaspoonground black pepper - fresh cracked
1teaspoonground turmeric
1teaspoonpaprika
1teaspoonground cumin
1teaspoononion powder
1teaspoongranulated garlic
1teaspoonground coriander
1teaspoonground ginger
½teaspoonground ginger - additional
½teaspoonground cinnamon
½teaspoonred pepper flakes
1teaspoongranulated sugar
1teaspoonmilk - or cream
1tablespoonolive oil
Instructions
In a large pot, heat a tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Add in all tomato sauce ingredients except the potatoes and milk and mix well.
Using an immersion blender (only if desired, but I prefer my sauces velvety), puree all the sauce ingredients together until nothing solid remains.
Throw in the potatoes and turn the heat up to high. Once the mixture begins to boil rapidly, cover and reduce the heat to low.
In a large cast iron skillet, heat the other 3 tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat.
While the oil heats, in a large bowl, combine all the remaining meatball ingredients and fold gently, without overmixing, until all ingredients are well-combined. Form the mixture into 10-14 even-sized meatballs.
Place the meatballs into the cast iron skillet and brown on all sides, but do not cook all the way through.
Remove the meatballs from the cast iron skillet and drain the excess oil on some paper towels. Remove the lid from the saucepot and place the meatballs gently inside without breaking them. Also, stir in the milk.
Turn the heat up to medium-low, cover the saucepot again, and let the mixture cook for 45 minutes to an hour, or until the potatoes are fork-tender.
Remove the pot from the heat and serve immediately.
Notes
Your serving options can include: tacos, pitas, pasta, rice, quinoa, or you can simply eat the meatball and potato mixture on its own.This time, I chose to have it over some steamed jasmine rice with asparagus and mushrooms on the side.I topped it with a mixture of plain Greek yogurt, dill, salt, pepper, lemon juice, cucumber, and tomato as a nice, cooling sauce to compliment the heat of the dish.