Name: Crispy Meat Balls In Tomato Sauce (Video) - How To Make Recipes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 600 grams (21 oz) Beef mince; 300 ml Water or meat stock; 200 ml White vine; 100 ml Milk; 2 tbsp Tomato paste; 1 Egg; 1 Lemon zest; 3 slice of bread; Bunch of parsley; Salt and Pepper to taste; 3 Bayleaves; 30 grams Butter; 200 grams Rice, cooked in salty water

Is there any aroma better than a pot of tomato sauce simmering on the stove? Or the bite of a perfectly cooked meatball, browned and tender? :-)

Crispy Meat Balls In Tomato Sauce (Video)

Cooking method:

Cuisine: Italian

Courses: Dinner

Recipe keys: Meatball Tomato Video Recipe

Difficulty: intermediate

Prep time	Cook Time	Rest Time	Total Time
10 min	50 min	-	60 min

Servings: 4 person

Calories: 360kcal

Best season: spring

Instructions

Combine all the meatball ingredients in a bowl.
First Mix the bread with the milk. Set aside.
Zest the lemon, and add to the beef mince.
Roughly chop the parsley, and add to the mince.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Add the whole egg.
Incorporate well with hands.
Squeeze the milk from bread, and add to the beef mince mixture. Mix well.
Form balls by hand.
Brown the meatballs on all sides over medium heat.
Mix the tomato paste, wine and water (or meat stock).
Place the meatballs into the sauce and simmer over very low heat.
Add the bayleaves, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, in the pan the meatballs were fried, melt 30 gr (1 oz or 3/8 cup) butter.
Braise 200 gr (7 oz or 1 cup) rice, previously cooked in salty water.
Season with salt and pepper to taste, and add the chopped parsley.
Serve the rice together with the meatball in tomato sauce. Also if you prefer, can be served with pasta instead of rice.
Enjoy, Good Appetite!