Spaghetti and mini meatballs

4 servings Prep: 15 mins, Cooking: 20 mins
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Spaghetti and meatballs just the way your mom used to make it.

By Food24 July 05 2013
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Ingredients (23)

500 g beef mince
1 handful fresh parsley — roughly chopped
1 handful fresh basil — roughly chopped
1 Tbs soy sauce
1 ½ onions — finely chopped
fresh chillies — 573
1 tsp paprika — smoked
1 tsp coriander — seeds, crushed
½ tsp star anise — crushed
1 eggs
SAUCE
2 tinned tomatoes — peeled and chopped
115 g tomato paste
2 Tbs vinegar — balsamic
½ onion — finely chopped
125g mushrooms — finely chopped
1 handful fresh parsley — roughly chopped
1 handful fresh basil — roughly chopped
1 tsp paprika — smoked
1 tsp salt — smoked or soy sauce
olive oil — for frying
pasta
1 pasta — spaghetti
parmesan cheese — grated
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Method:

Meatballs:

Mix all the mince ingredients together with your hands. Make sure the ingredients are mixed well.

Add bread crumbs if your mixture is
too wet, as it will be difficult to shape them if it’s too wet.

Roll the mince into bite size balls. Place the balls into an oven tray and drizzle with oil.

Grill the meatballs in the oven until lightly browned all over.

Sauce:

Fry the chopped onion until glossy (you can add a mirepoix for a
tad more flavor, but not necessary – chopped carrots, onions and celery).

Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for a few minutes.

Add the grilled meatballs. Don’t forget to pour the juices from the
balls into the pasta sauce too. This will add wonderful flavour.

Pasta:

Boil pasta according to package instructions.

Once boiled, drain and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Mix all the ingredients together and serve with torn fresh basil leaves.

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