Hello Friends!
Today I'd like to share a really simple recipe that I've managed to perfect after a few attempts. As a child, I remember my gran kneading meatballs expertly between her palms and getting them to stay in one piece served with a variety of delicious sauces and vegetables. Needless to say, she never lived long enough to pass the recipe down to me and to be honest although they were wonderful I don't like the idea of bread to bond the meat.
So...I embarked on a little adventure to make the perfect meatball and I'll be honest...I ended up with bolognese sauce instead of meatballs and sauce. Sigh...
Here is a short recipe tutorial that explains how to make fail proof meatballs and combine it into a lovely, hearty family meal.
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| Seperate some rosemary from the wooden stalk and chop it roughly. Rosemary is a winner with any red meat. |
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| For approximately 300g of minced meat I like to crush 5 cream crackers in a bag until very fine. |
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| Mix the rosemary with the crushed crackers and add the minced meat. |
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| Add salt and black pepper to taste and then add one egg. |
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| Mix the mixture with your hands and then wash them. Wet them with cold water and roll small balls that fit in your palm and put them on a clean plate. |
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| Place the plate with meatballs in the fridge as you prepare the pan. Chop half an onion (dice) and add some fresh, chopped garlic. Add these to a saucepan with some olive oil and brown slightly. Place some pasta of your choice (spaghetti) in a pan and fill with water and prepare as usual. |
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| Place the meatballs one by one into the saucepan with onion mix and brown slightly. Next you can either use a pre-made napoletana sauce or you can make your own. I opted for a pre-made option here as I was short on time. Napoletana sauce is best made with chopped and peeled tomatoes as well as fresh basil when it has cooked to a sauce. |
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| Add the sauce to the meatballs and cook them completely for the remainder of the time IN the sauce. |
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| Serve the meatballs and sauce with spaghetti or a pasta of your choice. |
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Look delicious!!! And there are definitely meatballs... not Bolognese! :) I'll have to try it!
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