Main course · Italian
Beef meatballs in tomato sauce
45 min4 servingsEasy
Ground beef, an onion, an egg and a little breadcrumbs, rolled into balls, browned in the pan and finished in a tomato sauce. Twenty-five minutes, fifteen of which in the sauce, and it freezes.
Equipment needed
- Frying pan
- Mixing bowl
- Knife
- Cutting board
Allergens
EggsGluten
Nutrition facts
| per serving | per 100 g | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 454 kcal | 117 kcal |
| Protein | 28.6 g | 7.4 g |
| Carbs | 14.3 g | 3.7 g |
| of which sugars | 9.6 g | 2.5 g |
| Fat | 29.7 g | 7.7 g |
| of which saturates ≈ | 0.9 g |
Before you start: 11 basics, 17 min read
Method
- 1
Slice half the onion very finely and chop the garlic. In a bowl, mix by hand the ground beef, the finely chopped onion, the egg, the breadcrumbs, a teaspoon of salt and pepper, without overworking. Shape balls the size of a walnut, without squeezing them.
- 2
Heat the oil in the pan on medium-high. Brown the meatballs five minutes, turning them, without moving them too often: let them take a crust.