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Italian Meatballs
I learned this recipe about 10 years ago and loved it. It was the recipe of one of the Food Network chefs. The sauce makes it different. It’s not only tomato sauce but contains lots of vegetables.
Meat ball ingredients
Meat Sauce Ingredients
Italian Meatballs
Course MainCuisine ItalianDifficulty: AvrageServings
2
servingsPrep time
20
minutesCooking time
40
minutesTotal time
1
hourIngredients
1/2 lbs ground beef (can add ground pork too)
1/4 cup diced onion (microwave 30 seconds)
1/4 cup panko (bread crumbs)
2 TBS milk
1 egg
salt pepper
1 carrot (diced)
1 celery (diced)
1/2 onion (diced)
1/2 can Tomato (crashed)
1 cup Chicken stock
olive oil
parmesan cheese
Directions
- Make meatballs first: Dice onion (for meatballs) and microwave 30 seconds. Cool.
- In a med size bowl, add ground beef (and pork), onion, egg, panko, milk and salt pepper. Combine well and make about 10 meatballs (or 8 bigger meatballs).
- Heat a large frying pan, add olive oil and cook meatballs until golden brown. Set aside.
- Make tomato sauce: Dice vegetables. Heat a med size pot and put oil. Sauté the vegetables until tender. Add tomato can, chicken stock and meatballs. Bring it to boil and simmer about 40 mins.
- Salt pepper to taste. Serve with pasta or eat as is like appetizer with parmesan cheese.
Notes
- Make this dish one day ahead and it taste milder. If available, use Italian tomato can.
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