Meatballs in Tomato

Name: Meatballs in Tomato
Yield: Serves 2–3
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 125 ml (4 fl oz/½ cup) red wine; 4 basil leaves, torn; 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus 3 tablespoons extra, for frying; 400 g (14 oz) tin chopped tomatoes; 1 tablespoon chopped mint; pinch of ground chilli; 2 garlic cloves, peeled, 1 chopped and 1 squashed with the flat of a knife; 300 g (10½ oz) minced (ground) beef; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Preparation info

Serves
2–3

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Limoncello and Linen Water

By Tessa Kiros

Published 2012

About

These are lovely served with mash, rice or some crushed boiled potatoes.

Ingredients

300 g (10½ oz) minced (ground) beef
1 egg, lightly beaten

Europe
Italy
Main course
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

In a bowl, mix the minced beef, egg, parsley, mint, chilli and chopped garlic together and season with salt and pepper. Knead together well. Cover and put in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a saucepan with the squashed garlic clove, and when it smells g