Spaghetti and Meatballs
Spaghetti and Meatballs

Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, spaghetti and meatballs. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Spaghetti and Meatballs is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Spaghetti and Meatballs is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

Low Prices on Products Free UK Delivery on Eligible Orders. For the meatballs, mix together the beef, garlic and herbs along with a decent pinch of salt and pepper. Heat a frying pan over a medium heat and add the olive. Stir in a few basil leaves, if using, spoon out any portions for freezing, then add the cooked meatballs to the pan to keep warm while you cook the spaghetti in a pan of boiling, salted water.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have spaghetti and meatballs using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Spaghetti and Meatballs:
  1. Take 1 shallot
  2. Take 6 cloves garlic
  3. Prepare 500 g lean ground beef
  4. Take 1 large egg
  5. Take 1 tsp ground oregano
  6. Prepare 1 tsp ground basil
  7. Prepare 3 slices white or whole wheat bread
  8. Prepare 1 tsp sea salt
  9. Make ready 1 medium onion, chopped
  10. Get 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
  11. Make ready 1/4 cup tomato paste
  12. Make ready 1 large (28 oz) can whole tomatoes
  13. Get 1 tbsp sugar
  14. Get 1 lb dry spaghetti noodles
  15. Take 1 large handful fresh basil, roughly chopped
  16. Take 1 large handful fresh Italian parsley, roughly chopped

Serve the meatballs and sauce over the cooked spaghetti. Cook the spaghetti in a large pan of boiling salted water, then drain. Tip the spaghetti back into its pan, spoon half of the tomato sauce over it and mix well. Finish with chopped parsley and more parmesan, if you like.

Steps to make Spaghetti and Meatballs:
  1. Pulse the shallot and 3 cloves garlic in a food processor until they're finely minced. Add them to a large mixing bowl along with the beef, egg, ground oregano and ground basil.
  2. Dip 2 slices of bread in cold water. Squeeze the water out and crumble the wet bread into the meat mixture. Rip the third slice of bread into small pieces and add it too. Add 1 tsp salt and several grinds of black pepper, then knead everything together until well-combined.
  3. Put a large pan on medium-high heat. Use your hands to form balls from the meat mixture, about 1 1/2 inch in diameter. You should end up with about 12 meatballs. Add a splash of veg oil to the pan and brown the meatballs evenly. It should take around 5 to 7 minutes.
  4. Remove the meatballs and set them aside. Clean any burned bits and excess oil from the pan, then add a fresh splash of veg oil, the onions and pepper flakes. Fry until the onions soften, about 1or 2 minutes. Cut the remaining 3 cloves of garlic into thin slivers and add them to the pan. Continue frying another 1 minute.
  5. Stir the tomato paste into the pan. Let cook 2 to 3 minutes then add 1 cup water. Add the can of whole tomatoes, juice and all. Crush the tomatoes by hand as you drop them in. Stir in the sugar. Return the meatballs to the pan. Cover and turn the heat down to medium-low. Simmer for 5 minutes, remembering to gently turn the meatballs over every so often. Check the seasoning and add extra salt and pepper to taste.
  6. While the sauce continues simmering, cook the spaghetti according to the package instructions. When the noodles are almost cooked, add the basil and parsley to the sauce. Toss the noodles with the sauce and top with plenty of freshly grated parmesan cheese when serving.

Tip the spaghetti back into its pan, spoon half of the tomato sauce over it and mix well. Finish with chopped parsley and more parmesan, if you like. In a large pot over medium. Y es, you read that right - one pan for spaghetti and meatballs; every ingredient gets cooked in the same pan. Harnessing all the wonderful flavours from the meatballs that are browned at the.

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