Beef meatballs simmered in a garlicky tomato sauce, served over spaghetti with parmesan. Serves 4.
500g
50g
1piece
for the meatballs; for the sauce; for the pasta water20ml
1piece
2clove
2tbsp
2 tins800g
3,000ml
400g
finely grated40g| # | Product | Quantity | Notes | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 500g | — | — | |
| 2 | | 50g | — | — | |
| 3 | | 1piece | — | — | |
| 4 | | 20ml | for the meatballs; for the sauce; for the pasta water | — | |
| 5 | | 1piece | — | — | |
| 6 | | 2clove | — | — | |
| 7 | | 2tbsp | — | — | |
| 8 | | 800g | 2 tins | — | |
| 9 | | 3,000ml | — | — | |
| 10 | | 400g | — | — | |
| 11 | | 40g | finely grated | — |
Put the mince in the large mixing bowl.
Minced beef / beef mince · 500 g
Add the breadcrumbs.
Fresh white breadcrumbs · 50 gCrack in the egg.
Egg · 1 pieceAdd ½ teaspoon of salt and mix well with the fork.
Salt · 0.5 tsp
Roll the mixture into 20 meatballs, each the size of a walnut, and put them on the large plate. Wash your hands.
Lay the onion on the chopping board.
White onion · 1 piece
Cut it in half through the root and peel off the skin.
Lay the garlic cloves on the chopping board.
Garlic · 2 cloveCrush each clove lightly with the flat of the knife and pull off the skin.
Pour the olive oil into the large frying pan.
Extra-virgin olive oil · 2 tbsp
Add the onion and garlic and fry over a medium heat for about 7 minutes, stirring now and then, until soft.
Pour in the tomatoes and stir.
Tinned chopped tomatoes · 800 gAdd ½ teaspoon of salt and bring to a gentle simmer.
Salt · 0.5 tspLower the meatballs into the sauce one at a time on the spoon, in a single layer.
Cover and simmer gently for about 25 minutes, turning the meatballs carefully after 10 minutes, until the sauce thickens and a meatball reads 71 °C in the middle on a thermometer.
Meanwhile, pour 3 litres of water into the large saucepan.
Water · 3,000 ml
Bring to the boil over a high heat.
Add 1 tablespoon of salt.
Salt · 1 tbspAdd the spaghetti.
Spaghetti · 400 gBoil for about 9 minutes, stirring now and then with the tongs, until just tender.
| # | Product | Tool | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 500 g | | Put the mince in the large mixing bowl.⏱ 10sResultMinced beef / beef mince |
| 2 | 50 g | | Add the breadcrumbs.⏱ 10sResultMince and breadcrumbs |
| 3 | 1 piece | | Crack in the egg.⏱ 15sResultMeatball mixture with egg |
| 4 | 0.5 tsp | | Add ½ teaspoon of salt and mix well with the fork.⏱ 1 minResultMeatball mixture |
| 5 | Meatball mixturestep 4 | Roll the mixture into 20 meatballs, each the size of a walnut, and put them on the large plate. Wash your hands.⏱ 7 minResultRaw meatballsused in step 18 | |
| 6 | 1 piece | | Lay the onion on the chopping board.⏱ 5sResultWhite onion |
| 7 | White onionstep 6 | | Cut it in half through the root and peel off the skin.⏱ 30sResultHalved onions |
| 8 | Halved onionsstep 7 | | Chop it finely.⏱ 1 min 30sResultFinely chopped onion |
| 9 | Finely chopped onionstep 8 |  | Put it in the small bowl.⏱ 10sResultFinely chopped onion |
| 10 | 2 clove | | Lay the garlic cloves on the chopping board.⏱ 5sResultGarlic |
| 11 | Garlicstep 10 | | Crush each clove lightly with the flat of the knife and pull off the skin.⏱ 40sResultPeeled garlic cloves |
| 12 | Peeled garlic clovesstep 11 | | Chop them finely.⏱ 40sResultFinely chopped garlic |
| 13 | Finely chopped garlicstep 12 | | Add it to the onion.⏱ 10sResultOnion and garlicused in step 15 |
| 14 | 2 tbsp | | Pour the olive oil into the large frying pan.⏱ 10sResultExtra-virgin olive oil |
| 15 | Onion and garlicstep 13 | | Add the onion and garlic and fry over a medium heat for about 7 minutes, stirring now and then, until soft.⏱ 7 minResultSoft onion and garlic |
| 16 | 800 g | | Pour in the tomatoes and stir.⏱ 20sResultTomato sauce base |
| 17 | 0.5 tsp | | Add ½ teaspoon of salt and bring to a gentle simmer.⏱ 5 minResultSimmering tomato sauce |
| 18 | Raw meatballsstep 5 | | Lower the meatballs into the sauce one at a time on the spoon, in a single layer.⏱ 1 minResultMeatballs in tomato sauce |
| 19 | — | | Cover and simmer gently for about 25 minutes, turning the meatballs carefully after 10 minutes, until the sauce thickens and a meatball reads 71 °C in the middle on a thermometer.⏱ 25 minResultSimmered meatballsused in step 26 |
| 20 | 3,000 ml | | Meanwhile, pour 3 litres of water into the large saucepan.⏱ 15sResultWater |
| 21 | — | | Bring to the boil over a high heat.⏱ 10 minResultBoiling water |
| 22 | 1 tbsp | | Add 1 tablespoon of salt.⏱ 5sResultBoiling salted water |
| 23 | 400 g | | Add the spaghetti.⏱ 15sResultSpaghetti to boil |
| 24 | — | | Boil for about 9 minutes, stirring now and then with the tongs, until just tender.⏱ 9 minResultCooked spaghetti |
| Total Time | 46 min | ||
| Nutrient | Per serving |
|---|---|
| 866kcal | |
| 50g | |
| 35g | |
| 12g | |
| 96g | |
| 6g | |
| 8g | |
| 2,901mg |
Beef meatballs simmered in a garlicky tomato sauce, served over spaghetti with parmesan. Serves 4.
What you’ll doYou will mix beef, breadcrumbs and egg into meatballs, simmer them in a garlic tomato sauce until cooked through, and serve them over spaghetti with parmesan.
