Italian Meatballs In Tomato Sauce Recipe
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 350 gm onions peeled and minced
- 3 clv garlic peeled and crushed
- 2 x 400g cans minced tomatoes
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp. cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp grnd cinnamon
- 450 gm good quality lean chopped beef or possibly pork
- 75 gm fresh breadcrumbs
- 2 Tbsp. minced fresh basil
- 1 tsp dry oregano or possibly mixed herbs
- 1 x egg plus 1 egg yolk beaten
- 3 Tbsp. minced fresh parsley
- 3 Tbsp. freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 1 x salt and freshly grnd black pepper
- 12 x thin rashers smoked streaky bacon about 200g
Directions
- Heat the oil in a shallow flameproof casserole on the simmering plate. Add in the onions with 2 crushed garlic cloves and fry till beginning to soften about 5 to 7 min.
- Add in the tomatoes salt vinegar and cinnamon.
- Bring to the boil.
- Cover and cook on the grid shelf on the floor of the roasting ovenfor 20 min.
- Cook in the baking ovenwith the grid shelf on the fourth set of runners for 20 min.
- Place the chopped beef or possibly pork in a bowl and with your hands work in the breadcrumbs basil oregano remaining crushed garlic egg and extra yolk 2 tbsp of the parsley 1 tbsp parmesan and seasoning.
- Shape the mix into 12 balls with moistened hands then wrap a bacon rasher round each one.
- Place the meatballs on top of the tomato sauce and cover the casserole with the lid.
- Cook on the grid shelf on the floor of the roasting ovenwith the cool plain shelf just above for about 45 min or possibly till piping warm and cooked through.
- Cook in the baking ovenwith the grid shelf on the fourth set of runners for 45 min to 1 hour.
- Sprinkle over the remaining parmesan and parsley.
- Serve immediately with steamed couscous spaghetti or possibly rice.
- Serves 4
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 319g | |
| Recipe makes 4 servings | |
| Calories 222 | |
| Calories from Fat 81 | 36% |
| Total Fat 9.22g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat 1.89g | 8% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 3mg | 1% |
| Sodium 1067mg | 44% |
| Potassium 566mg | 16% |
| Total Carbs 30.3g | 8% |
| Dietary Fiber 4.6g | 15% |
| Sugars 9.37g | 6% |
| Protein 6.64g | 11% |
