Italian meatballs in tomato sauce
If you want something truly appetizing and delicious, then meatballs in a thick tomato sauce that do not require a side dish will be the most suitable dish. Insanely flavorful and juicy! Served with fresh crispy baguette.
Ingredients
Servings 3- homemade minced meat - 400 g
- ground walnuts - a handful
- parsley - a couple of sprigs
- basil - a couple of sprigs
- breadcrumbs - 80 g
- egg
- garlic - three cloves
- white onion - 1/2
- olive oil - 2 tbsp. l.
- salt to taste
- milled pepper to taste
- grated parmesan cheese - for sprinkling
- pureed tomatoes - 300 g
- chopped tomatoes - 2 pcs.
- balsamic vinegar from modena - 1 tsp.
Cooking
Step 1
Finely chop garlic and onion. Fry for a few minutes over low heat in a pan.
Step 2
Parsley, basil are also finely chopped, mixed with garlic and onions and ground nuts.
Step 3
Add one egg, breadcrumbs to the minced meat, mix, and then add a mixture of greens with garlic and onions and form a homogeneous dough-like mass in a bowl. Put in the refrigerator for a while to let the mass rest a bit.
Step 4
Now let's prepare the sauce. To do this, cut the tomatoes into small pieces, put everything in a large frying pan, with a little olive oil, add the pureed tomatoes, balsamic vinegar and simmer it all over low heat, stirring occasionally.
Step 5
We get a mass for meatballs. We form medium-sized balls and put in a preheated pan with olive oil. Fry the meatballs for 10 minutes, turning over on different sides.
Step 6
Then we shift the meatballs into the sauce, also pour the meatballs on top with a spoon, cover with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes over low heat.
Step 7
After we cut the baguette, put the meatballs with sauce on the plates and sprinkle generously with grated parmesan on top. Enjoy your meal!