Name: Beef and Anchovy Meatballs
Yield: Serves 4–5
Ingredients: 2–3 large garlic cloves, finely chopped; 400 g lean beef mince; 50 g tinned anchovy fillets, oil reserved; 150 ml soured cream; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; a handful of flat-leaf parsley or sage leaves, finely chopped, plus extra to serve; 1 tbsp olive oil; plain flour, for dusting; butter, for frying; 75 g white or brown bread with crusts removed; milk, for soaking

Preparation info

Serves
4–5

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Marvellous Meals with Mince

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 2012

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These simple meatballs include milk soaked bread which makes them soft and juicy as it prevents any liquid from running off as the meatballs cook. You can use yogurt instead of soured cream if you prefer.

Ingredients

75 g white or brown bread with crusts removed
milk, for soaking
400 g

Main course

Method

Roughly tear the bread into pieces and place in a mixing bowl. Pour over enough milk to cover and mash with a fork until pasty. Stir in the mince, the oil from the anchovies and the garlic. Mix together using a wooden spoon. Finely chop the anchovy fillets and add them to the mince mixture along with the parsley, a little salt and plenty of pepper. Wet your hands to prevent the mixture from sti

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