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Mini beef meatballs
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- A little work
- Makes 20 meatballs
- 1 Slice of brown breadcrusts removed
- A dash of milk
- 500g Minced beef
- 2 Cloves of garlicchopped
- 1tbsp Chiveschopped
- 2 x 400g Tin of tomatoes
- 1 Onionchopped
- 1 Carrotchopped
- 1 Stick of celery
- 2tbsp Tomato purée
Method
step 1
Tear the bread into chunks and soak in milk for five minutes. Squeeze out the milk and set aside.
step 2
Put the bread into a bowl with the minced meat, one clove of garlic and chives, and mix well.
step 3
Roll into balls and fry in oil until cooked through and golden.
step 4
In a pan, fry the onion, carrot and celery in oil until they begin to brown, then add the other clove of garlic.
step 5
Add the tomato puree, pepper and tomatoes plus the left-over milk.
step 6
Simmer for 20 minutes until the sauce thickens, then add the cooked meatballs and simmer for another five minutes.
step 7
Meatballs and sauce are suitable for freezing, but freeze separately. Serve with chopped pasta or rice.