Thursday, February 3, 2022

Pasta with Italian Meatballs

 意大利肉瓦


I came across Recipetineats Nagi's recipe for these meatballs, and tried cooking it.  The meatballs are really soft and juicy, and are now my family’s favourite especially when the meatballs are served in tomato sauce spaghetti. Below is the recipe to suit my family's tastebuds.

Ingredients:

A. For meatball

300g minced beef

75g minced pork (25% of minced beef)

25g panko breadcrumbs (I replace with semolina sometimes)

1 medium egg

1 tablespoon mixed herbs (oregano, thyme, basil, parsley)

2 garlic cloves (grated)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 large onion (grated)

2 tablespoon parmesan cheese (optional)

B. For tomato sauce

3 medium sized fresh tomatoes (optional, but I find that adding fresh tomatoes to store bought tomato sauce make the sauce more delicious)

1 bottle of tomato pasta sauce

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon herb mix


Method:

A. Cook Meatball

1. Add panko/semolina to the grated onion and mix to combine. Let the panko/semolina soak in the onion juice for about 5 mins.


2. Add all remaining ingredients and mix well.

3. Measure out a heaped tablespoon of meat mixture (approx 20g) and roll gently into a ball. Repeat with remaining meat mixture.

4. Heat the oil in a frying pan / skillet. Pan-fry the meatballs on all sides over medium heat, roll and flip them as they cook until the sides are nicely seared and caramelised on the outside. Transfer the meatballs to a plate.


B. Cook Tomato Sauce

5. Remove the core of the tomatoes and make two slits on the bottom of the tomatoes. Put the tomatoes into a pot of boiling water and blanch of a few minutes until you see the tomato skin come loose. Drain the tomatoes and leave it to cool. Once cooled, de-seed the tomatoes and chop or mash them up.  

6. Add the mashed tomatoes to the frying pan / skillet used for frying the meatballs. Add sugar, store bought tomato sauce and herb mix, and stir to mix thoroughly.

7. Add the meatballs into the tomato sauce and coat the meatballs with the sauce. 

8. Serve the meatballs and tomato sauce with your favourite pasta (70g serving per adult, cook according to instructions on package).



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