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Meatballs with tomato sauce

Preparation time: 30

Cooking time: 145

Ingredients
30 ml Olive oil
2 Onions, finely chopped
750 g Canned whole Italian tomatoes
125 ml Red wine
40 ml Tamato paste
40 ml Fresh basil, chopped
5 ml Sugar
Salt and freshly ground pepper
400 g Beef mince
400 g Pork mince
3 Sliced white bread
2 Eggs
Freshly chopped oregano
250 ml Grated parmesan cheese
Finely chopped parsely

Method:
Tamato sauce
1. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan. Add the chopped onions and sautè until they are translucent and soft.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients and flavour with salt and freshly ground pepper.
3. Allow the mixture to cook slowly for an hour and a half, with the lid slightly open, not forgetting to stir every now and then.
4. Pour the sauce through a sieve or use an electric blender. Flavour if necessary.

Meatballs
1. Thoroughly mix the two types of mince meat.
2. Allow the bread to soak for about 10 minutes. If any, remove the excess water.
3. Mix together the bread and the mince and add the rest of the ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Flavour with salt and freshly ground pepper.
4. Shape large-sized meatballs and pack closely together in an oven dish.
5. Allow to bake in the oven for 1 hour at 180 C. Pour the tamato sauce over the meatballs and allow to it to bake for a further 15 minutes.


Recipe From : Sarie August 01, 2007

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