Dinner
Italian Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
Tender, herb-flecked meatballs simmered in a bright tomato sauce. Serve over pasta or stuff into a crusty roll.
65 min
4 servings
medium
Ingredients
- •400 g ground beef
- •200 g ground pork
- •1/3 cup breadcrumbs
- •1/4 cup whole milk
- •1 egg
- •1/3 cup Parmesan, grated
- •2 cloves garlic, minced
- •3 tbsp flat-leaf parsley
- •800 g crushed San Marzano tomatoes
- •1/4 cup fresh basil
Instructions
- 1Soak breadcrumbs in milk 5 min. Mix with beef, pork, egg, Parmesan, garlic, and parsley. Season.
- 2Roll into golf ball-sized meatballs. Chill 30 min.
- 3Brown meatballs in olive oil in batches. Remove.
- 4Simmer crushed tomatoes with a pinch of sugar and salt 10 min.
- 5Nestle meatballs into sauce. Cover and cook on low 25–30 min. Finish with fresh basil.