meatballs in tomato sauce
Updated on May 11, 2020
Everyone loves a steaming plate of meatball simmered in tomato sauce. Tomatoes have a slight acidic bite, which will pair well with red wines that have a nice acidic kick as well. If you’re looking for some additional flavor in this dish, reduce a cup of red wine down to a 1/4 of liquid. Add this to the tomato sauce. Here are our suggestions for wine to pair this dish with: Valpolicella Bardolino Rossi di Montalcino Rossi di Montepulciano
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prep time
20 Min
cook time
19 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 227 grams ground pork
- 227 grams ground beef
- 2 egg
- 2 onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 1 tablespoon basil
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 cans tomatoes
- salt and pepper
How To Make meatballs in tomato sauce
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Step 1Grate the onion, garlic, and Parmesan. You can use the same grater for this.
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Step 2Finely chop the parsley and basil.
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Step 3Mix half the onion and garlic, the meat, spices, bread, cheese, and eggs until well mixed.
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Step 4Add water as needed to help the mixture stick together.
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Step 5This should make 16 medium-sized balls.
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Step 6Heat 1 tbsp of cooking oil and fry the meatballs until browned.
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Step 7In a sauce pot heat the other tbsp of oil and saute the remaining onion and garlic.
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Step 8Add the tomatoes to the sauce pot along with salt and pepper to taste.
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Step 9Add the meatballs to the pot and simmer on low until heated through.
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Step 10You can let the meatballs simmer for up to an hour, but 15 minutes will suffice.
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