Italian Meatballs In A Smooth Tomato Sauce
Created by ImPat on May 6, 2016
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 15m
- Recipe #23706
Ingredients
- 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
How to Make
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Step 1: Combine in a bowl the meats, breadcrumbs, first lot of parmesan cheese, herbs, egg and seasoning and mix together well.
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Step 2: With wet hands shape the mixture into balls about the size of a walnut and set aside.
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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.
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Step 4: Retrieve the basil sprigs and discard.
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Step 5: With the sauce simmering, drop in the balls in a single layer if possible and simmer for 5 minutes or until cooked.
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Step 6: Serve with freshly cooked pasta and a small scatter of cheese and basil leaves.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (319.9 g)
- Calories 505.8
- Total Fat - 28.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 11.1 g
- Cholesterol - 178.5 mg
- Sodium - 1089.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 19.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4 g
- Sugars - 7.6 g
- Protein - 43.4 g
- Calcium - 376.3 mg
- Iron - 6.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 20.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg