Description
This Italian meatball recipe includes onion, breadcrumbs, fresh herbs, garlic, and minced beef cooked in tomato sauce. With a little bit of simmering, these meatballs become juicy and delicious.
Ingredients
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Meatball Ingredients
- 500 grams extra lean beef mince
- 3 fresh garlic cloves (minced or chopped)
- handful fresh Italian parsley roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp fennel spice
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- canola oil (for frying the meatballs)
Tomato Sauce
- 2 cans peeled tomatoes (340 grams each)
- 1 red chopped onion (small)
- 2 fresh garlic cloves chopped
- 2 tbsps olive oil (for frying onions and garlic)
- 1/2 tsp salt & pepper
- fresh parsley
Instructions
- To make the meatballs, mix the ingredients in a bowl and shape them into bite-sized balls. Refrigerate them while you cook the sauce.
- Cook onions and garlic in oil, pour in tomatoes and (a swirl of water from the tomato can, about 1/4 cup), then add seasoning.
- Cook the sauce on low heat for 30 minutes. Fry the meatballs separately.
- Add the salt, pepper, half the parsley and cook low heat for 30 minutes.
- While the sauce cooks on low heat prepare to fry the meatballs.
Fry the meatballs
- To cook meatballs, take them out of the fridge, fry them in canola oil until golden brown, and drain on kitchen paper.
- Add them to the sauce and let cook for 15 minutes.
- Add parsley 5 minutes before sauce is done.
- Serve with pasta or as desired.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: Italian