Meatballs recipes
Ingredients
- 800g beef mince
- 2 onions
- 2 gloves garlic
- 600g spagetti
- to taste salt and pepper
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 250g frozen peas
- 2x500g chopped tomatoes
- olive oil
- 1 egg
Method
- 1. Fry a finely chopped onion and a chopped clove of garlic with the olive oil
- 2. Leave the onions to cool, then mix with 500g beef mince and an egg in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Wet your hands and roll out into little balls (golf ball size). Place on a tray lined with foil or baking paper and put in the fridge to set.
- 3. To make the sauce, chop the second onion and press the garlic cloves and fry for a few minutes then add the tomatoes and salt and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes.Add the oregano.
- 4. Put a large pan of salted water on to boil.
- 5. Place the meatballs under the grill and grill for 7 minutes then turn and grill for another 7 minutes until browned and cooked through.
- 5.Cook the spaghetti in the water for about 10 minutes.
- 6. Stir 3 handfuls of frozen peas into the cooked tomato sauce and then stir in the meatballs
- 7.Drain the pasta and serve, spooning the meatballs and sauce on top of the spaghetti.
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion
- 225g minced beef
- 225g minced pork or sausage meat
- 2 tbsp plain flour. seasoned with salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 2 400g cans Heinz Chunky Vegetable Big Soup
Method
- 1. Preheat the oven to 170°C / 325°F / Gas Mark 3. Reduce the heat by 20° if using a fan-assisted electric oven.
- 2. Chop the onion very finely.
- 3. In a bowl mix together the minced beef, minced pork and onion.
- 4. Divide the mixture into 16 even-sized pieces. Roll each piece between the palms of the hands to form a ball about the size of a golf ball.
- 5. Toss each meatball in the seasoned flour.
- 6. Heat the oil in a frying pan and gently brown the outside of the meatballs.
- 7. Place the meatballs in the bottom of a casserole and pour over the cans of Heinz Chunky Vegetable Big Soup. Cover with a lid.
- 8. Place the casserole dish in the bottom of the preheated oven and cook for 1½ - 2 hours.
- 9. Serve with spaghetti or tagliatelle.
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Ingredients
- ½ kg minced beef
- 2 onions
- 1 tbsp. matza meal
- 1 egg
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 carrots
- 200g mushroom
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes
Method
- 1. Great 1 onion.
- 2. Mix together with the beef, matza-meal and egg.
- 3. Season with salt and pepper and form into balls. Leave to one side.
- 4. Slice the second onion, carrots and mushrooms.
- 5. Fry in a large pan with crushed garlic.
- 6. Add tomatoes and a squeeze of tomato puree.
- 7. Top up with water, bring to the boil and put in meatballs.
- 8. Cook for 1 hour.
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