The BEST meatball recipe

Name: The BEST meatball recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 3 cloves of garlic minced; 500g pork and beef mince; 1/2 cup chopped parsley; Salt; Pepper; 50g Parmesan cheese; 1/2 cup bread crumbs; 1/2 cup milk; 1 egg; 2 tins cherry tomato; 1 jar Passata; 2 cloves of garlic; 1 tsp chilli flake; 1 tsp oregano; 1 tsp thyme; 1 tsp basil; 300ml water

3 steps

Prep:20minCook:1h 30min

The giant meatballs look great, but not to easy to eat, would reduce size by 1/4

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:32:14 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Nutrition per serving

Calories328.5 kcal (16%)

Total Fat19.6 g (28%)

Carbs13.9 g (5%)

Sugars1.7 g (2%)

Protein22.8 g (46%)

Sodium376.6 mg (19%)

Fiber2.6 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

For the meatballs

3cloves of garlic

minced

500gpork and beef mince

½ cupparsley

chopped

salt

pepper

50gparmesan cheese

½ cupbread crumbs

½ cupmilk

1egg

For the sauce

2 tinscherry tomato

1 jarPassata

2cloves of garlic

1 tspchilli flake

1 tsporegano

1 tspthyme

1 tspbasil

300mlwater

Instructions

Step 1

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a pot and add 2 cloves of garlic and chilli flake. Once garlic is just brown, add tinned tomato and jar of Passata. Season with oregano, thyme, basil, salt and pepper then bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 20-30 mins before adding your meatballs

Step 2

Mix all meatball ingredients together in a bowl and form into balls with your hands, I made 10.

Step 3

Sear meatballs on all sides until golden brown before adding to the sauce and cooking for 1-1 1/2 hours over low heat