Making the meatless balls

There are 3 things you need to make before combining all ingredients to make meatless balls:

1. Chop the onion and fry it for 15 minutes on medium heat.

2. Peel and grate the potato.

3. Combine the flaxseed meal with 3 tbsps tap water (about 45ml/1.5oz) and mix well for about 30 seconds.

In a mixing bowl, place the meatless grind with the fried onion, flaxseed wet mixture and grated potato, as well as all the rest of the ingredients. Mix well to get a consistent mixture. 

Set the bowl aside for now, and start making the sauce.

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Make the sauce

In a 3qt pot, put 2 tbsps oil and the minced garlic, and fry on low heat for 20 seconds or until you smell the garlic. Avoid from over-frying as the garlic can burn in a second.

Add the basil and paprika and stir for 30 seconds.

Add the rest of the ingredients and cover with water to about 1/3 the height of the pot. Eventually, the meatless balls should be popping out of the sauce, so they're soaked in it, but not completely swimming in sauce. See picture above. Bring to boil and reduce the heat to medium.

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Cooking the meatless balls

Create about 2 inch balls out of the mixture and put them in the pot inside the hot sauce. Cover the lid and cook for about 30 minutes. You can cook them for 15 minutes longer than that without the lid, in order to reduce the sauce and make it thicker.

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Serve with white rice or couscous.