SHOPPING LIST: Cooking Skills: Beef and Steak 2, Chapter 2 (Meatballs, Meatloaf and Koftas)

Beef mince (10 to 15% fat), fresh breadcrumbs, eggs with the British Lion mark, milk, onions, garlic, tinned tomatoes, tomato purée, ground cumin and coriander, smoked paprika, dried oregano, parsley or coriander, wholegrain mustard, ketchup, cider vinegar, brown sugar, plain yogurt, flatbreads, wooden skewers, a 900 g loaf tin, a lined baking tray and a probe thermometer.

Oven-baked meatballs (4 portions)
[ ] 500 g beef mince (10 to 15% fat)
[ ] 50 g fresh white breadcrumbs
[ ] 1 Lion-marked egg
[ ] 1 small onion, finely grated
[ ] 1 tsp smoked paprika
[ ] 1 tsp flaked sea salt
[ ] 1 pinch black pepper

Meatballs in tomato sauce (4 portions)
[ ] 1 batch meatball mixture (above), shaped into balls
[ ] 1 tbsp sunflower or rapeseed oil
[ ] 1 onion, finely chopped
[ ] 2 garlic cloves, crushed
[ ] 400 g tin of chopped tomatoes
[ ] 1 tbsp tomato purée
[ ] 1 tsp dried oregano
[ ] 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Beef koftas (4 portions)
[ ] 500 g beef mince (15% fat)
[ ] 1 small onion, finely grated and squeezed dry
[ ] 2 garlic cloves, crushed
[ ] 2 tsp ground cumin
[ ] 1 tsp ground coriander
[ ] 1 tsp smoked paprika
[ ] 2 tbsp chopped parsley or coriander
[ ] 1 tsp flaked sea salt
[ ] 150 g plain yogurt, to serve

A glazed meatloaf (6 portions)
[ ] 700 g beef mince (10 to 15% fat)
[ ] 1 onion, finely chopped
[ ] 50 g fresh breadcrumbs
[ ] 1 Lion-marked egg
[ ] 100 ml milk
[ ] 1 tbsp tomato purée
[ ] 1 tsp wholegrain mustard
[ ] 1 tsp flaked sea salt
[ ] 3 tbsp ketchup, for the glaze
[ ] 1 tsp cider vinegar, for the glaze
[ ] 1 tsp brown sugar, for the glaze

For the experiments
[ ] Extra mince (about 500 g)
[ ] Extra breadcrumbs