Meatballs in Spicy Italian Sauce Nov/Dec 2010

November/December 2010

Meatballs in Spicy Italian Sauce

( 5 Portions)

Ingredients

500g minced beef or pork

3 cream crackers crushed

2 1/2 x tins of chopped tomatoes

Basil leaves chopped(approx 6)

1 x small onion

2 x good slugs of red wine

150 ml of cream

Dried mixed herbs

100g Tomato Puree

50g Parmesan Cheese

Salt & pepper

½ chilli or ½ tsp of lazy chillies(in a jar)

2 x tsp of Tabasco sauce

Meatballs

Mix the mince & crushed crackers & sprinkling of mixed herbs in a bowl with your hands. Form into small round balls and then roll in flour.

Chop and dice onion and fry in a little bit of butter on the pan.

Remove onion and fry meatballs in the same pan. When cooked dry off in the oven(to stop your sauce going too greasy)

Sauce

Put all the other ingredients in a pot and add your cooked onion. Heat through gently adjusting seasoning and taste to suit (ie add more chilli or Tabasco if required and also tomato puree, parmesan & cream depending on how creamy etc you want your sauce)

When your sauce is warm enough just add the meatballs and simmer for 10 minutes. Cook your pasta or spaghetti and then serve and enjoy!!!

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