Italian Meatballs
Ingredients
3 Tablespoons fine breadcrumbs
A small amount of milk, to soak
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
4 Shallots, finely sliced
2 Cloves of garlic
3 Tins of whole Roma tomatoes
1 Tablespoon of dried or fresh Basil
1 Tablespoon of dried or fresh Oregano
Freshly ground sea salt and pepper
10 Green Olives – stuffed
1 carrot finely diced
1 Zucchini finely diced
1 Broccoli broken into small pieces
500 g Fresh ground mince beef
3 garlic cloves
Flour to dust
2 Tablespoons of olive oil for shallow frying.
Method
Place the breadcrumbs in a bowl, pour over enough milk to cover.
Leave to soak, Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
Start the sauce, heat the olive oil in a medium to large pan.
Fry shallot and garlic for a few minutes add the carrot,zucchini, Broccoli,
cook for about 5 minutes. Add the can tomatoes, herbs and olives.
Cook for a further 10 to 15 minutes while you prepare the meat balls.
Place the mince meat in a bowl, add the breadcrumbs (squeeze excess milk before adding to beef) add the garlic and season with salt and pepper.
Roll heaped tablespoons of mince to a ball and roll in flour to dust.
Heat a large fry pan with olive oil and shallow fry the meatballs until brown.
Pour the sauce into heatproof serving dishes, add the meatballs and cook for 10 minutes in the oven.
Serve with garlic bread and fresh pasta.
Enjoy
Better than la porchetta 🙂 said my boys.
Mindy Belle 