Meatballs in Tomato Sauce(Iron rich, good source of protein, contains dairy)
These, are not your mama's meatballs! They're amazeballs!
Slow cooked in a rich tomato sauce, these savory pork and beef meatballs are stuffed with Parmesan cheese. They are amazingly tender and delicious! |
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Meatballs in Tomato SauceRecipe Makes: 40 meatballs
Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 3 hours , plus 20 minutes Difficulty: Not too tricky These meatballs are slow roasted in a rich tomato sauce. The flavour is amazing, and the only special cooking skill required is patience. Meatballs are the perfect comfort food the whole family will enjoy!
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INGREDIENTS For the meatballs 500 g local ground pork 1 kg local lean ground beef 1 onion, chopped finely 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese 2 teaspoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon dried parsley 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 cup breadcrumbs 1/3 cup milk 2 large free range eggs 1/2 teaspoons salt fresh ground pepper |
For the tomato sauce 2 Tablespoon olive oil 2 (400g) cans of whole tomatoes 3 carrots, diced 3 celery stalks, diced 1 large onion, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 500 mL beef broth, low sodium variety 1 teaspoon oregano few turns of fresh ground pepper |
Keely Fraser, MSc, PDt.
Keely Fraser is a Canadian Registered Dietitian (PDt), an avid food and recipe writer, travel bug and nutrition expert. For more information, check out Keely's bio here.
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