SAWCLicious: Italian Meatballs

We had a welcome dinner for my friend and I wanted to serve some European dishes. I started browsing for Italian recipes when I happened to see Italian Meatballs. So, I did some research of different Italian Meatballs recipe and created with my own version. This is the first time I've cooked them and I really like it! Try it and let me know. It is served good with mashed potatoes or topped in pasta with parmesan cheese.

Italian Meatballs

Ingredients

For the meatballs

• 300grams ground pork
• 300grams ground beef
• 2 tbsp. ricotta cheese
• 2 tbsp. parmesan cheese
• 1 onion minced
• 2 cloves of garlic minced
• 1 full egg and 2 egg yolks
• 2 tbsp. cornstarch
• 2-3 tbsp. dry breadcrumbs (Panko Japanese Style breadcrumbs)
• salt & pepper

For the sauce

• 3 cloves of garlic minced
• 500grams of canned chopped tomatoes
• 9-10 leaves of fresh basic
• 4 tbsp. tomato paste
• 3/4 cup water
• Flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
• Parmesan Cheese grated
• 3 tbsp. olive oil

Procedure

1. Heat olive oil in a pan and saute garlic. Add the tomato paste and stir for a minute. Then, pour in the canned tomatoes, water, and add the basil in the pan. Simmer in low heat.

2. While cooking the sauce, prepare the meatballs. Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl. Shape the meat mixture into small balls and place it in the pan with the tomato sauce. Cook the meatballs for 15-20 minutes at each side.

Note: You can fry the meatballs first before adding it to the sauce. To fry the meatballs, dip in beaten egg and flour. Fry for 3 minutes at each side and place in the pot with tomato sauce.


3. Sprinkle parsley and parmesan cheese before serving.

Italian Meatballs in Tagliatelle Pasta