Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
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Serve authentic comfort food with these juicy meatballs in tomato sauce, and feel free to make a large batch while you're at it. Meatballs in tomato sauce are excellent for freezing, so you'll have easy meals on days when time is short.
Enjoy them with pasta, gnocchi or polenta, or stuff them in a meatball sub and top with cheese.
Servings
: 6
people
Ingredients
2
onions
2
cloves
garlic
Oil for frying
100
g
light bread
2
dl
milk
1
handful
flat-leaf parsley
1
handful
basil
1
handful
oregano
800
g
ground beef
2
eggs
2
handfuls
grated parmesan
Salt and pepper
1
onion
3
cloves
garlic
Olive oil
1
pinch
chili flakes
2
tbsp
tomato paste
1000
g
tomato passata
1
pinch
sugar
Salt and pepper
Side Dish
Grated parmesan
Fresh herbs for garnish, e.g. oregano or basil
Pasta
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Instructions
Meatballs
Step 1/6
Peel and chop onion and garlic.
Step 2/6
Sauté both in oil until the onions are soft. Set aside and cool.
Step 3/6
Soak the bread in milk.
Step 4/6
Pick and chop herbs.
Step 5/6
Mix everything with onion, garlic, ground beef, egg, parmesan, salt and pepper.
Step 6/6
Stir the mixture vigorously, form into meatballs, and fry them in oil in a pan until golden and cooked through.
Tomato Sauce
Step 1/7
Peel and chop onion and garlic.
Step 2/7
Fry both in olive oil until the onions are soft.
Step 3/7
Add chili flakes and tomato paste, and fry briefly.
Step 4/7
Pour in tomato passata and let the sauce simmer for 15 minutes.
Step 5/7
Season with sugar, salt and pepper.
Step 6/7
Turn the meatballs in the tomato sauce and sprinkle with grated parmesan.
Step 7/7
Garnish with fresh herbs and serve with pasta.
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