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Last night I thought we would revisit an old favorite and classic Italian recipe that I had not made for a longtime, and it was so worth it and truely delicious.
What you need
500g lean mince
Italian fresh herb mix (Basil, parsley, origanum)
1/2 onion finely chopped
1 egg
1 tin chopped peeled tomatoes
25ml Olive oil
25g butter
Salt and pepper
The process
In a mixing bowl add the onion, finely chopped herbs (a nice heap that covers your palm), pinch of salt, generous grind of black pepper and egg and mix it to break up the egg. Add the mince and mix to combine all ingredients thoroughly, set aside.
In a saucepan add the olive oil, butter, another palm of finely chopped mixed herbs, a pinch of salt and black pepper and tinned tomatoes with the juice. bring to the boil, then reduce heat and let it simmer to reduce about 1/3.
Heat an oven to 180 celsius and on a baking tray, place balls of mince mixture about 5 cm in diameter and bake them for about 10 minutes.
Add the meatballs to the tomato sauce and serve over spaghetti with a little parmesan, give it a go its well worth it.
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Hi there Graham
Love your website and also the fact that you are so interactive with comments, awesome.
Quick question on this one – do you have to bake the meatballs or could you fry them?
Beginner cooker, here!
Thanks
Hi Lauren we love beginner cooks, thanks for the compliment, really appreciate the feedback.. You could fry them but baking makes a big difference to the sauce.. Let us know how you did. Lekker evening G
It was worth it! Great meal and so easy and fast. I also added (hid) 3 anchovy fillets to the tomatoe sauce for extra nutrition.
That sounds like a great idea, I love anchovies, have a lekker weekend G