Italian meatballs in tomato sauce

A great classic of Southern Italy cuisine, meatballs in tomato sauce is one
comfort food that will make your dinner with friends happier. Here an old
Italian lady's recipe!

Servings: 4 people

Author: Roberto

Prep Time
20 minutes

Cook Time
1 hour, 30 minutes

Resting
1 hour

Total Time
2 hours, 50 minutes

Course:

Main Course

Cuisine:

Italian Mediterranean

Keywords:

meat Tasty tomato Delicious tradition

Instructions

1 Prepare the "trito", i.e. chopped carrots, onion and celery. Half of it will be
part of meatballs mix, remaining will be used to prepare the sauce.
2 Mix the ingredients in a bowl: the minced beef, the egg, the bread crumbs, the
dried onion, the dried garlic, the parsley, the tomato concentrate, the vinegar,
salt and black pepper.
3 Add half of the trito.
4 Work by hand the ingredients until you obtain a well formed meatloaf (see video
below). Cover it and let it rest while you prepare the sauce.
5 Use peeled tomatoes to prepare the sauce, since they give the best results. You
will need to mix them to obtain a sauce.
6 In a pan, gently fry the remaining trito in extra virgin olive oil, and when
it's ready (see picture) add the tomato sauce. When it starts boiling, it is
ready for the meatballs.
7 Prepare the meatballs (the size of a large walnut) and drop them into the
boiling sauce. It should be enough to cover them. Let them cook at low heat,
covered, for about 1 hour and a half, adding a pinch of salt and oregano,
according to taste. And.. enjoy!

Italian meatballs in tomato sauce

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