Meatballs In Tomato Sauce
"Everyone loves a steaming plate of meatball simmered in tomato sauce. Tomatoes have a slight acidic bite, which will pair well with red wines that have a nice acidic kick as well. If you’re looking for some additional flavor in this dish, reduce a cup of red wine down to a 1/4 of liquid. Add this to the tomato sauce. Here are our suggestions for wine to pair this dish with: Valpolicella, Bardolino, Rossi di Montalcino, Rossi di Montepulciano "
Serves4
Preparation Time20 min
Cooking Time19 min
Cooking MethodSkillet
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 Egg
- 2 Onion
- 4 clove Garlic
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 1 tablespoon basil
- 2 tablespoon Cooking Oil
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1 cup parmesan cheese
Instructions
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Grate the onion, garlic, and parmesan. You can use the same grater for this.
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Finely chop the parsley and basil.
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Mix half the onion and garlic, the meat, spices, bread, cheese, and eggs until well mixed.
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Add water as needed to help the mixture stick together.
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This should make 16 medium-sized balls.
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Heat 1 tbsp of cooking oil and fry the meatballs until browned.
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In a saucepot heat the other tbsp of oil and saute the remaining onion and garlic.
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Add the tomatoes to the saucepot along with salt and pepper to taste.
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Add the meatballs to the pot and simmer on low until heated through.
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You can let the meatballs simmer for up to an hour, but 15 minutes will suffice.