EASY
20 mins to prepare (from scratch)
1/2 hr - 40 mins simmer
Serves 4 adults
Meatballs
- 500 gram mince (any)
- 1/2 brown onion (diced)
- 1 clove garlic (crushed)
- 1/4 cup of parsley (chopped)
- 1/4 cup of basil (chopped)
- 1 sachet of tomato paste
- 1 Egg
- 1/2 cup of flour
- Paprika
- Salt & pepper to taste
Sauce
- 1 can crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup of vegetable stock
- 1/2 brown onion (diced)
- 1 clove garlic (crushed)
- 1/4 cup of parsley (chopped)
- 1/4 cup of basil (chopped)
- Paprika
- Salt & pepper to your taste
Steps
- Start with 2 bowls.
- Chop up parsley, basil, onion and garlic. Place half in each bowl.
- Add the remaining meatball ingredients to one bowl and sauce ingredients to the other bowl.
- Squish the meatball ingredients through your fingers until all the egg, flour and other ingredients are all evenly mixed.
- Roll meat into small balls. Approximately the size of your of your centre palm.
- Pre heat your pan, add a little olive oil. Lightly brown off your meatballs.
- Once your meatballs a browned, remove your pan from the heat for a moment and carefully add sauce to your meatballs. Ensure your sauce is room temperature or warmer.
- Return the pan to low heat and simmer for at least a half hour to 45 minutes so the flavours can get to work.
Garnish with a dollop of cream or Greek yoghurt and basil.
Serve with your favourite pasta and garlic bread.
CAMPING TIP: Next time you make this dish at home – prep a double batch of mince. Freeze in a plastic container. Take container camping with you next outing. Once thawed, roll your meatballs, then brown off lightly. Add 1 tin of spicy tomato soup once browned and you will have an amazingly tasty, inexpensive, fast dinner.
