Name: Meatballs and Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 4 pork sausage; 300 g beef mince; 4 slices Italian bread torn; 1 tbs onion flakes; 1 garlic clove; 10 anchovy-stuffed green olives; 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 tsp dried oregano; 4 tbs parmesan cheese; 1/2 tsp sea salt; 1 pinch pepper *to taste; 1 egg; 1/2 cup parmesan cheese *to serve; 1/2 celery stick; 1 carrot small; 1 onion; 2 garlic clove; 2 tbs tomato paste; 400 g canned diced tomato; 700 g passata; 700 ml water; 2 cm parmesan cheese; 1 tbs fresh basil chopped

by janey261 Last updated on 07/24/2019

This is one of those throw together recipes adapted from other recipes which turns out to be sensational. Luckily I wrote down what I was doing as I was throwing. - janey261

Ingredients

Meatballs

4 pork sausage
300 g beef mince
4 slices Italian bread torn
1 tbs onion flakes
1 garlic clove
10 anchovy-stuffed green olives
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp dried oregano
4 tbs parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 pinch pepper *to taste
1 egg
1/2 cup parmesan cheese *to serve

Sauce

1/2 celery stick
1 carrot small
1 onion
2 garlic clove
2 tbs tomato paste
400 g canned diced tomato
700 g passata
700 ml water
2 cm parmesan cheese
1 tbs fresh basil chopped

Method

Step 1

Process bread in food processor until well crumbed.
Step 2

Add all other ingredients to the processor and mix until well combined.
Step 3

Roll into bite-sized balls and set aside.
Step 4

Sauce: Process the onion, garlic, carrot, celery until well combined.
Step 5

Add some olive oil to a large, deep pan and fry off the mixture for a couple of minutes.
Step 6

Add the tomato paste and fry for a minute.
Step 7

Add remaining ingredients, lower the heat and allow to cook for approximately 10 minutes. Use the empty bottle of passata for measuring the water.
Step 8

Add cube of parmesan cheese or rind.
Step 9

Add meatballs to the sauce. Wait approximately 10 minutes before stirring.
Step 10

Simmer uncovered for approximately 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
Step 11

Stir in the chopped basil a couple of minutes before serving.
Step 12

Serve over cooked pasta with parmesan cheese.

Equipment

1 food processor

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

You can use fresh onion in the meatballs but I find it a bit overpowering. I like to add 4 tablespoons of bottled peperonata into the sauce at step 4. If you are interested I used a Home Brand Chunky Pasta Sauce as the tomato puree. This is huge quantity and I usually serve half of it and freeze the rest for another day. For the bread crumbs Pane di Casa or Pagnotta are suitable. If using parmesan rind in the sauce, remove it before serving.