Meatballs With Tomato Sauce- Chicken Or Beef

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 500 g ground chicken (chicken or beef mince) or 500 g ground beef (chicken or beef mince)
• 1 large egg
• 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese or 3 tablespoons asiago cheese, finely grated
• 3 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 slices bread, finely crumbed (use gluten-free if needed)
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 shallots, chopped
• 700 ml tomato puree or 700 ml bottled italian style pasta sauce
• salt

Recipe

• 1 using a large mixing bowl- add the minced chicken or beef, the egg, cheese, parsley, garlic, salt and pepper.
• 2 add the crumbed fresh bread and milk and mix until well combined. you can use a food processor to just add the bread and milk and process until well mixed.
• 3 add the bread/milk mixture to the chicken or beef mix. combine well.
• 4 refrigerate the meatball mixture for 30 minutes.
• 5 using damp hands, shape the meatball mixture into about 25 small balls.
• 6 fry the meatballs using a medium heat and then drain them on absorbent kitchen paper. i like to pan-fry mine.
• 7 meanwhile, heat the olive oil and cook the shallots for about 1 minute. add the tomato puree and bring to the boil. add the meatballs and simmer for 25-30 minutes. stir occassionally.
• 8 serve hot with some cooked pasta.