Name: Italian meatballs in tomato sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 3/4 cup onion, finely chopped; 3 clove garlic, minced and divided; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 1/3 cup parsley, chopped; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 2 410g cans crushed tomatoes; 130 gram tomato paste; 1/2 cup chicken stock; 1/4 cup red wine; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano; 2 slice white bread, diced; 500 gram mince; 2 large eggs; 1/2 cup tasty cheese, grated; 3 tablespoon parsley, chopped; 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper; 1/4 cup olive oil

Italian meatballs in tomato sauce

A family favourite – serve it with hot sauce for adults and leave as is for the children. Photography by John Paul Urizar/Bauersyndication.com.au.

Serves 5

Prep

10M

Cook

Total

1H 10M

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Ingredients

3/4 cup onion, finely chopped

3 clove garlic, minced and divided

2 tablespoon olive oil

1/3 cup parsley, chopped

1 teaspoon dried basil

2 410g cans crushed tomatoes

130 gram tomato paste

1/2 cup chicken stock

1/4 cup red wine

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

2 slice white bread, diced

500 gram mince

2 large eggs

1/2 cup tasty cheese, grated

3 tablespoon parsley, chopped

1/4 teaspoon ground pepper

1/4 cup olive oil

Method

1.In a large saucepan, cook the chopped onion and the 2 crushed garlic cloves in 2 tbsp of olive oil over a low heat, stirring, for 2 minutes.

2.Add chopped parsley, basil, chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, stock, wine, sugar, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp oregano. Simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally for 30 minutes.

3.In a bowl, combine bread, mince, eggs, tasty cheese, parsley, 1 crushed garlic clove, 1 tsp oregano, 1/2 tsp salt, pepper and form into meatballs.

4.Heat the olive oil in a Tefal 30cm Pro Selection Frypan and brown the meatballs. Transfer them to the sauce and simmer for 30 minutes. Serve with the pasta

To keep your meatballs warm, simply place the Tefal Pro Selection Frypan in the oven at a low heat (around 150C) – it is oven safe! – Make this the day before you want to serve it – these taste even better two days after they have been made.

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