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Meatballs in tomato cream sauce from the oven

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 1 kg minced meat, mixed
  • 2 onions
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp mustard, medium hot
  • 2 tsp ketchup
  • 500 ml tomato(s), pureed from the tetra pack
  • 200 ml cream
  • salt and pepper
  • Paprika powder, sweet
  • 1 handful of marjoram, fresh, chopped or 1 tsp dried
  • 1 handful of thyme, fresh, chopped or 1 tsp dried
  • 1 handful of parsley, fresh, chopped or 1 tsp dried
  • 1 handful of chives, fresh, chopped or 1 tsp dried
  • e.g. breadcrumbs

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

Peel and finely dice the onions, mix with the minced meat and eggs. Season with salt, pepper, paprika, mustard, and ketchup to taste. Mix with breadcrumbs until you have a malleable mixture for meatballs. Form the meat mixture into dumplings and place them in a baking dish. Mix the passata with the cream. Stir in the herbs and season with salt and pepper. Pour the liquid over the dumplings. Bake in the oven at 200°C for about 45 minutes. Serve with pasta or rice, or a mixture of rice and vegetables.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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