Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, spaghetti & meatballs. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
A simple, slowly cooked meat sauce is comfort food of the highest order. Kid-friendly for sure, they're also fun for adults! Spaghetti is a central dish for Italian dinners.
Spaghetti & Meatballs is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Spaghetti & Meatballs is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook spaghetti & meatballs using 17 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Spaghetti & Meatballs:
- Get Serves: 2 people
- Prepare 165 g lean beef mince,
- Make ready 165 g pork mince,
- Prepare 150 g dried spaghetti,
- Make ready 155 g smooth tomato passata,
- Make ready Half a medium onion chopped very finely,
- Prepare 1 small to medium carrot grated finely,
- Make ready 1/2 tbsp tomato pure?? paste,
- Prepare 1 medium egg,
- Take 1 handful fresh basil leaves,
- Get 100 ml water,
- Make ready 1 tsp dried oregano,
- Take 2 garlic cloves sliced finely,
- Get 1 small pinch of red chilli flakes,
- Make ready Salt and pepper to season,
- Prepare Olive oil Frylight
- Prepare 10 g finely grated quality Parmigianino Reggiano (optional)
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Steps to make Spaghetti & Meatballs:
- In a bowl combine the pork and beef mince, onion and carrot. Season with salt and pepper. Add the egg and combine everything together. Roll into 12 meatballs and leave in the fridge for 20-30 minutes to firm up.
- Heat a large frying pan over a medium to high heat and spray entire base with a thin layer of oil. Add the meatballs. Brown them off, season with salt and pepper. Spray with a little more oil and toss in the pan every minute to move the meatballs around so all sides are browned.
- Add the oregano, chilli flakes, tomato paste and garlic. Cook for 30 seconds then add the tomato passata. After a minute, add the water and stir. Turn the heat down lower and bring to a simmer.
- Bring a saucepan of salted water to the boil and add the pasta. Begin to cook according to packet instructions.
- Once the pasta has cooked for four minutes add two tbsp of the starchy pasta water into the pan with the meatballs. Give it a stir. Chop 9/10ths of the basil leaves and add to the sauce. Reserve the rest as garnish.
- Gently simmer and reduce the sauce as the pasta cooks. Once the pasta has cooked drain it off well. Season with salt and pepper. Add the spaghetti into the pan with the meatballs and gently combine it all together.
- Serve up and grate over some cheese and garnish with the remaining basil leaves. Enjoy!
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