3.5 – 2 reviews • Meatballs
| Level: |
Easy |
| Total: |
1 hr 45 min |
| Active: |
1 hr 10 min |
| Yield: |
8 to 12 servings |
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- 2 onions, finely chopped
- 1/2 liter (2 cups) vegetable stock
- 400 grams (about 1 pound) tomatoes, blended or crushed
- 250 grams (about 8 ounces) mushrooms
- 150 grams (about 5 1/2 ounces) peas
- 2 bay leaves
- Almonds, garlic and hazelnuts, crushed together with a mortar and pestle
- 2 kilograms (about 4 1/4 pounds) ground meat (pork and beef)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 3 slices bread, soaked in milk
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- All-purpose flour, for coating
- Olive oil
Instructions
- For the sauce: Heat some olive oil in a heavy pot. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden.
- Add the stock, tomatoes, mushrooms, peas and bay leaves. Cook over low heat for 30 to 45 minutes.
- For the meatballs: Meanwhile, Mix the meat together with the egg, soaked bread and some salt and pepper. Shape into meatballs and then roll in flour.
- Fry the meatballs in some olive oil in a skillet, then transfer to the sauce.
- Add the crushed almond mixture to the sauce and cook for an additional 10 to 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size |
1 of 10 servings |
| Calories |
680 |
| Total Fat |
51 g |
| Saturated Fat |
17 g |
| Carbohydrates |
16 g |
| Dietary Fiber |
3 g |
| Sugar |
4 g |
| Protein |
39 g |
| Cholesterol |
158 mg |
| Sodium |
890 mg |
