Beef meatballs seasoned with herbs, cooked in a hoisin sauce.

Ingredients

• 1 large red onion
• 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 2 cloves of cardamom, chopped
• 2 cloves of allspice, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon of cumin seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon of cilantro seeds
• 3 peppercorns
• 2 whole cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt
• 450 g of ground bison meat
• 1/2 cup of cooked rice
• 10 leaves of basil, cut into julienne strips
• 1 teaspoon of rapeseed oil
• 1/2 teaspoon of fish sauce
• Hoisin sauce

Preheat the oven to 220 °C.

Grease the bottom of a 23 x 30 cm Pyrex glass baking dish.

Finely chop the onion to create long, thin slices.

Heat the onion slices and garlic cloves in the microwave on high power for 5 minutes.

Combine the cumin, cilantro, pepper, cloves, and salt in a mortar and pestle.

Roughly combine the chopped onion and softened garlic, beef, rice, spices, fish sauce, and basil.

Form the meat mixture into conical cylinders (similar to small sweet potatoes) and place them in the baking dish. The “Marvins” should have a diameter of approximately 3.2 cm in the middle and a length of 13 cm.

Drizzle the “Marvins” with hoisin sauce.

Bake in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes.