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Pasta with Tomato Sauce and Meatballs

5 from 4 votes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine European
Servings 6 people
Calories 158 kcal

Ingredients
 

The meatballs

  • 500 g Ground beef
  • 1 Pc. Onion
  • 1 Pc. Clove of garlic
  • 2 tsp Paprika powder
  • 1 tsp Dried oregano
  • 0,5 tsp Dried marjoram
  • Parsley crispy fresh
  • 0,5 Pc. Lemon fresh
  • 0,5 tsp Salt
  • Pepper
  • 0,5 dl Beef broth

The tomato sauce

  • 6 Pc. Tomatoes
  • 40 g Tomato paste
  • 1 Pc. Fresh onion
  • 2 Pc. Clove of garlic
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 2 tsp Dried oregano
  • 2 tsp Dried basil
  • 1 shot Olive oil
  • Cayenne pepper
  • 1,5 dl Beef broth

Instructions
 

  • Not just a classic for children.

Sugo base

  • Wash and cut the tomatoes in a cross shape, then blanch for 1-2 minutes in hot water. Remove the skin and the base of the stalk. Chop the tomatoes and heat them with 1.5 dl beef stock.
  • Finely chop the onions and roast them in a pan until they are golden yellow, press in the garlic and roast briefly.
  • Add the onions to the tomatoes, bring to the boil and then simmer for about 30 minutes. Salt and sugar.

Meatball base

  • Finely chop an onion with a cooking machine and squeeze the juice out of the onion mince. Pour the juice into the tomato sauce, sweat the minced onion with a squeezed clove of garlic.
  • Mix the minced meat with the roasted onions and the remaining ingredients, squeeze in the juice of half a lime or lemon, knead everything well.

Final preparation of the sauce and meatballs

  • Put the meatballs in the tomato sauce and let them cook.
  • After 5-10 minutes, remove the balls from the sauce, strain the sauce and then let it reduce.
  • Finally stir in the oil, herbs and pepper.

Pasta

  • Cook pasta of the desired shape and color in hot salted water until al dente.

tip

  • The sauce tastes even better if you add some pasta water to the sauce.

Nutrition

Serving: 100gCalories: 158kcalCarbohydrates: 3.9gProtein: 13gFat: 10.1g
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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 25 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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