Basic meatballs

Recipe review

Perfect with spag. bol.

4.3/5

These meatballs and a bottle of spaghetti sauce make a perfect spaghetti bolognaise

Paul R Smith

Basic meatballs

Meatballs
Servings:	Serves 4 to 6 people
Calories per serving:	496
Ready in:	30 minutes
Prep. time:	15 minutes
Cook time:	15 minutes
Difficulty:
Recipe author:	Chef
First published:	20th January 2013

These are easy to make and can be utilised with many different flavoured sauces.

Ingredients

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• 450 g (1 lb) lean minced beef
• ½ cup grated onion
• 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
• ¼ a teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/8 of a teaspoon of dried mint
• 2 slices white bread, crusts removed - this can be stale bread
• ½ cup white wine or water
• 1 egg, beaten
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Flour for rolling
• Olive oil for frying

Method

1. With clean hands, mix the mince, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, oregano, and mint.
2. Moisten the bread in the wine or water.
3. Add bread and egg to meat. Knead well.
4. Shape into 2.5 cm (1") balls, dust with flour, and saute in hot olive oil until browned and cooked to your liking.

Serving suggestions

Use them to make New York-style stone baked pizza, Meatball pizza or serve them with spaghetti and one of the following sauces.

• Balsamic vinegar gravy
• Sofrito (Spanish tomato sauce)
• Spicy tomato salsa
• Tomato sauce for pizza
• Roast garlic and sherry vinegar sauce

Variations

Add 1/2 a teaspoon of chilli flakes for spicier meatballs.

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