Meatballs
You can cook this dish up quickly, but my favourite is to slow cook; the sauce develops, deepens in intensity, and the meat becomes melt-in-your-mouth tender.
SERVES
4
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
20
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
40
MINUTES
Ingredients
1lb (450g) round steak mince
80g breadcrumbs
2 tbsp tomato purée
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp fresh thyme, finely chopped
1 tbsp fresh basil, finely chopped
1 beef OXO cube, crushed
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
100g flour, plain or self-raising
4 tbsp olive oil
50g butter
1 onion, finely chopped
200g cherry tomatoes
3 garlic cloves, crushed
60ml white wine (optional)
1 can chopped tomatoes
½ pint chicken stock
1 bay leaf
2 tbsp grated Parmesan, to serve
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