Spaghetti & Spicy Meatballs
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- More effort
- Serves 4
Ingredients
For The Meatballs
- 500g Lean Minced Beef
- 1 egg
- 1 slice of white bread (crusts removed)
- 2 tbsp Milk
- 1 tbsp parsley (fresh chopped or dried)
1 tsp dried chilli flakes (use 2-3 for added spice)
- 1 tbs olive oil
For The Sauce
- 500ml Passatta
- 300ml vegetable stock (400ml if you like alot of sauce)
- 1 tbsp parsley (fresh chopped or dried)
1 tsp dried chilli flakes (use 2-3 for added spice)
- 1 tsp white sugar
- Salt & Pepper
- Spaghetti (or your choice of pasta)
- Grated Parmesan (optional)
Method
- STEP 1Firstly to make the meatballs.
- STEP 2Tear the sliced bread into small pieces, put in a bowl and add the milk until the bread soaked it all.
- STEP 3Then squeeze as much milk as possible out of the bread and add it to a medium sized mixing bowl.
- STEP 4Add the mince, parsley, chilli flakes, egg and a little salt & pepper to the mixing bowl and thouroughly mix and nead until smooth and even.
- STEP 5Get out a plate or tray and start to tear small tabletennis sized amounts from the mixture. Roll in the palms of your hands until smooth and place on the tray.
- STEP 6Once all oof the mixture is used, put the tray in the fridge and leave for about 20 mins
- STEP 7For the sauce, add the passatta, vegetable stock, parsley, chilli, sugar, salt and pepper and stir. Simmer on a low heat until later.
- STEP 8After about 20 mins or once the sauce is made, get the meatballs from the fridge, add a little light olive oil (1-2 tbsp) to a frying pan and cook in batches of about 5 or 6 until browned but not completley cooked through.
- STEP 9Once all of the meatballs are browned, Add all of the meatballs back to the pan for a couple of minutes and then add to your sauce and simmer for about 15 minutes.
- STEP 10Now make your spaghetti, once this is ready serve with your meatballs and add a little parmesan and parsley to garnish.