Albondigas Con Salsa De Tomate

Albondigas are meatballs, often served as tapas, and usually with a tomato sauce. I spice mine up a bit – so here’s my method. Let me know how you get on! Makes 12 one inch balls.

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   Place the mince, onion, garlic, salt and pepper into a large bowl and mix well. If you think you’ve mixed enough… then mix for a couple more minutes just to be sure
   
   Shape the mixture into 12 evenly sized meatballs
   
   Heat the olive oil in a very large saucepan on a medium heat and cook the meatballs until they are brown – turning them frequently so they don’t burn
   
   Add the tomatoes, chopped chillies, pimenton and sugar and stir once, very gently.
   
   Turn the heat right down – cover and simmer for around 20 minutes until the tomatoes have pulped, and the meatballs are cooked throughout.
   
   Serve with plenty of bread for dunking into the sauce, and garnish with your favourite fresh chopped herb – I like it with basil.
   
   ¡Disfruta!