Meatballs In Tomato Sauce Recipe

Meatballs In Tomato Sauce Recipe

• Ingredients22Count
• Nutrition610Calories
• Directions75Minutes

Ingredients:

• 500 g of ground beef
• 250 g pork mince
• 3 tbsp breadcrumbs
• 100 ml beef or vegetable broth
• 1 egg
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 medium onion
• 1 pod pepper, chili (or dry crushed to taste)
• 1 tsp sweet paprika
• a pinch of cumin
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 bunch parsley
• flour for sprinkling
• oil for frying

For the sauce:

• Bank 400 g peeled canned in tomato juice (or 500 grams of fresh ripe, in season)
• 1 small onion
• 50 ml of olive oil
• pinch of saffron
• salt and pepper
• parsley for sprinkling

How to cook:

1. Meatballs: Soak the breadcrumbs until the swelling in the broth (you can add a little white wine). Finely chop the onion and parsley. Chili remove seeds and membranes, finely chopped.

2. Mix both types of meat, add egg, swollen breadcrumbs, onion and parsley and half the chopped chilli. Add seasonings, mix the minced meat and knead it well.

3. With wet hands form small balls (about the size of an apricot or less - of a walnut), lightly sprinkle them with flour and fry portions from all sides in hot oil. Take out and drain the oil.

4. Sauce: chopped onions, lightly fry it in olive oil, add the canned tomatoes with juice, at the request of the remaining half of the chili, bring to a boil and boil down gently on low heat for 8-10 min., With the crushed tomatoes with a fork .

5. Season with salt and pepper. Saffron grind in a mortar, dissolve in 100 ml of hot water and pour in the sauce.
Meatballs put in a sauce, cover and simmer on low heat for +/- 20 min. If the sauce thickens much, add a little broth or water.

6. Serve with fresh white bread or a side dish. In a simple and delicious: with mashed potatoes!

PS: wine may be water or milk.
If using fresh tomatoes, they should be cleaned from skin and seeds, cut into cubes, add to the browned onions, a little put out, pour a glass of water and a few minutes gently cook.

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving

Calories 610

Calories from Fat 360

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 39g	60%
Saturated Fat 11g	55%
Trans Fat 1.5g
Cholesterol 180mg	60%
Sodium 660mg	28%
Potassium 1090mg	31%
Total Carbohydrate 22g	7%
Dietary Fiber 3g	12%
Sugars 7g

Protein 43g

Vitamin A	35%
Vitamin C	60%
Calcium	10%
Iron	35%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.