Meatballs with pasta
Nigella’s meatballs with pasta
Serves 6
Hearty fare from Nigella Lawson.
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(I) For the meatballs:
250 g minced pork
250 g minced beef
1 egg
1 tbsp freshly grated parmesan
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tsp sage (dried or fresh)
3 tbsp breadcrumbs
black pepper
salt
First
Crack the egg in a bowl, mixing in breadcrumbs and spices and combining into
a paste.
Second
A dd the meat and mix until combined. Shape the mixture into small balls and
place on plates until you are ready to cook them.
(II) For the sauce:
1 onion
2 garlic cloves
1 tsp dried oregano (or other dried herb)
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil
500 ml tomato passata (or crushed tomatoes, it works too)
pinch of sugar
salt and pepper
100 ml milk
First
Mix onion, garlic and dried herbs in a food processor into a paste. Heat butter
and oil in a big pan, and gently fry the onion mixture on medium heat for
about ten minutes. It shouldn’t color much. Add the tomatoes, and about
300-400 ml of water. Season with salt, pepper and sugar, and boil for about
10 minutes.
Second
Stir in the milk, and start adding the meatballs, a few at a time. Don’t
stir until the meatballs are looking brown rather than pink, or they might
break. Cook everything for about 20 minutes, then adjust seasoning to your
liking.
Serve with your choice of pasta.