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Meatballs with garlic and tomato

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 1 kg minced meat (lamb)
  • 50 g breadcrumbs
  • Salt
  • pepper
  • 2 tsp garlic, crushed
  • ½ tsp nutmeg, freshly grated
  • 2 eggs
  • 50 g flour (seasoned with salt and pepper)
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion(s), chopped
  • 1 bell pepper(s), green
  • 1 can/n tomato(s) (plum tomatoes), chopped
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 jar red wine, dry
  • 350 ml broth
  • 1 tbsp parsley, chopped
  • possibly sugar

Instructions

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

Spanish

In a large bowl, combine the minced meat with the breadcrumbs and season generously. Add 1 teaspoon of garlic, nutmeg, and the eggs. Form into small balls and coat in flour. Heat the oil in a large pot. Sauté the onions and green peppers until softened. Add the meatballs and fry, stirring constantly, until browned on all sides. Add the remaining garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, wine, and stock. Cover the pot and simmer for 40 minutes. Season to taste, stir in the parsley, and serve. Add a little sugar if the sauce is too spicy.

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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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