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Meatballs in tomato sauce

Tender meatballs that finish cooking in tomato sauce: a family favourite.

⏱ 50 min🍽 Serves 4

Ingredients

• 🥩Minced beef500 g
• 🥚Eggs1
• •Breadcrumbs40 g
• 🧅Onion1
• 🧄Garlic2
• 🥫Tinned tomatoes800 g
• •Parsley
• •Basil
• •Olive oil3 tbsp
• •Salt
• •Pepper
• 🍝Pasta400 g

Method

1. Chop the onion, garlic and parsley.
2. Mix the beef with the egg, breadcrumbs, half the onion and garlic, the parsley, salt and pepper. Shape into about 20 meatballs.
3. Brown them for 5 minutes in 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat, then set aside.
4. In the same pan, soften the rest of the onion and garlic in the remaining oil for 3 minutes.
5. Pour in the tomatoes, season and cook for 10 minutes.
6. Return the meatballs and simmer gently for 20 minutes. Add the basil and serve with pasta.

💡 Tip : Wet your hands to shape the meatballs: the mixture won’t stick.

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