Italian meatballs in tomato sauce
A great classic of Southern Italy cuisine, meatballs in tomato sauce is one comfort food that will make your dinner with friends happier. Here an old Italian lady's recipe!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 350kcal
Cost: $4
Equipment
- Large bowl
- mixer
- pan
Ingredients
- 600 gr minced beef
- 1 egg
- 80 gr bread crumbs
- 2 pinches dried garlic
- 1 pinch dried onion
- 1 pinch parsley
- 2 tbsp tomato concentrate
- 0.5 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp salt
- q.s. black pepper
- 2 carrots
- 2 celery sticks
- 1 onion
- 800 gr peeled tomatoes
- 1 pinch oregano
Instructions
- Prepare the "trito", i.e. chopped carrots, onion and celery. Half of it will be part of meatballs mix, remaining will be used to prepare the sauce.
- Mix the ingredients in a bowl: the minced beef, the egg, the bread crumbs, the dried onion, the dried garlic, the parsley, the tomato concentrate, the vinegar, salt and black pepper.
- Add half of the trito.
- Work by hand the ingredients until you obtain a well formed meatloaf (see video below). Cover it and let it rest while you prepare the sauce.
- Use peeled tomatoes to prepare the sauce, since they give the best results. You will need to mix them to obtain a sauce.
- In a pan, gently fry the remaining trito in extra virgin olive oil, and when it's ready (see picture) add the tomato sauce. When it starts boiling, it is ready for the meatballs.
- Prepare the meatballs (the size of a large walnut) and drop them into the boiling sauce. It should be enough to cover them. Let them cook at low heat, covered, for about 1 hour and a half, adding a pinch of salt and oregano, according to taste. And.. enjoy!
