meatballs baonnaise with spicy tomato and pepper s

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24 Pinches
Summit, NY
Updated on Feb 20, 2012

I made this tonight for dinner on homemade french baquettes. It was absolutely delicious. I got the recipe out of a recent Family Circle magazine issue. I did not change a thing in the recipe. Yum!

prep time 30 Min
cook time 3 Hr
method ---
yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 can tomato puree
  • 2 - red bell peppers, seeded and chopped
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 pinch crushed red pepper
  • 1 - bay leaf
  • MEATBALLS
  • 3/4 cup crumbled french or italian bread
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 pounds ground beef chuck
  • 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley
  • 2 cloves garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 large egg

How To Make meatballs baonnaise with spicy tomato and pepper s

  • Step 1
    For Sauce. Stir together tomato puree, peppers, onion, salt, red pepper and bay leaf. Pour half of the sauce into a large slow cooker. For Meatballs: In a small bowl, soak bread in milk for a few minutes. Lightly squeeze bread and discard milk. Spread flour on a piece of wax paper. In a large bowl, mix together soaked bread,ground beef, parsley, garlic, egg, cumin, margoram, salt and pepper to taste. Moisten our hands and shape mixture into 2 inch balls. Lightly roll meatballs in flour. Transfer meatballs to slow cooker and top with remaining sauce. Cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours or until meatballs are cooked through. Discard bay leaf and serve hot.

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