Meatballs cooked in rich tomato sauce
User Reviews
4.7
20 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
25 mins
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Cook Time
30 mins
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Total Time
55 mins
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Servings
4 -6
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Course
Main Course, Dinner, Others
Meatballs cooked in rich tomato sauce
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Ingredients
for the meatballs
- 500 g ground beef
- 1 red onion peeled, small
- 2 garlic peeled, cloves
- 2 fresh herbs I used Italian parsley, basil, thyme and oregano, large handfuls, of your choice
- 2 lices white bread crusts removed
- 1/4-1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup pecorino cheese approximately 50g, finely grated
- salt to serve
- black pepper to serve
for the tomato sauce
- 1 red onion finely chopped, large
- 2 garlic finely chopped, cloves
- 500 g tomatoes chopped (alternatively use a can of chopped tomatoes, ripe
- 1 cup passata tomato puree
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 cup beef stock
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 rosemary fresh sprig
- 1 teaspoon sugar optional
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
to serve
- bucatini pasta or pasta of your choice, cooked
- pecorino cheese or parmesan, grated
- basil fresh leaves
Instructions
- To make the meatballs, place the beef in a bowl.
- In a small food processor (or by hand), finely chop the herbs, onion and garlic.
- Add the herb mixture to the beef.
- In a small bowl, soak the bread in just enough milk to completely saturate the bread.
- Add the soaked bread to the beef and onion mixture then add the cheese and season to taste.
- Mix well and form golf-ball sized meatballs.
- In a large frying pan, fry the meatballs in a splash of oil until browned all over. Set aside.
- To make the sauce, fry the onion in a splash of oil in a saucepan until soft and translucent.
- Add the garlic and fry for another 30 seconds.
- Add the remaining ingredients and allow to come up to a simmer.
- Simmer the sauce for 10 minutes uncovered.
- Place the meatballs in the tomato sauce and allow to simmer gently for another 10-15 minutes until the meatballs are cooked to your liking.
- Serve with cooked pasta garnished with a good grating of Pecorino and a few fresh basil leaves.
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