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Italian Meatballs In A Smooth Tomato Sauce

Here's how you make Italian Meatballs In A Smooth Tomato Sauce
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 15m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 250 grams ground beef
  • 125 grams ground pork
  • 125 grams ground veal
  • 2/3 cup breadcrumbs (fresh)
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese (fresh grated)
  • 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley (roughly chopped)
  • 1/4 cup fresh oregano, roughly chopped
  • 1 large egg
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 2 cups tomato sauce (sugo, or passata, Italian tomato sauce)
  • 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
  • Basil (2 big sprigs)
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese, extra
  • 1/2 cup small basil leaves, extra
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Combine in a bowl the meats, breadcrumbs, first lot of parmesan cheese, herbs, egg and seasoning and mix together well.

  • Step 2: With wet hands shape the mixture into balls about the size of a walnut and set aside.

  • Step 3: For the sauce place the sugo into a wide based pot with just a splash of water and the garlic and basil sprigs and season well and simmer gently for 5 minutes.

  • Step 4: Retrieve the basil sprigs and discard.

  • Step 5: With the sauce simmering, drop in the balls in a single layer if possible and simmer for 5 minutes or until cooked.

  • Step 6: Serve with freshly cooked pasta and a small scatter of cheese and basil leaves.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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