Baked meatballs & tomato sauce

Name: Baked meatballs & tomato sauce
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 - 6
Ingredients: 800 g quality lean meat for mincing, or bought minced meat; 2 slices of bread; ½ teaspoon cumin seeds; ½ a small dried red chilli; 1 sprig of fresh rosemary; 2 level tablespoons dried oregano; 1 large free-range egg yolk; olive oil; 1 x Basic tomato sauce; 2 handfuls of fresh basil; 60 g mozzarella cheese; 60 g Parmesan cheese; 1 onion; 1 clove of garlic; olive oil; 1 level tablespoon Dijon mustard

Serves 4 - 6

Cooks In1 hour

DifficultyNot too tricky

Meatball Tomato Mince Minced beef Lunch & dinner recipes

Nutrition per serving

Calories 714 36%
Fat 44.2g 63%
Saturates 13.4g 67%
Sugars 12.4g 14%
Salt 2.4g 40%
Protein 58.6g 117%
Carbs 21.0g 8%
Fibre 4.6g -

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Ingredients

800 g quality lean meat , for mincing, or bought minced meat
2 slices of bread
½ teaspoon cumin seeds
½ a small dried red chilli
1 sprig of fresh rosemary
2 level tablespoons dried oregano
1 large free-range egg yolk
olive oil
1 x Basic tomato sauce
2 handfuls of fresh basil
60 g mozzarella cheese
60 g Parmesan cheese
OPTIONAL
1 onion
1 clove of garlic
olive oil
1 level tablespoon Dijon mustard

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Method

If your meat is not already minced, whiz it up in a food processor to the required consistency and place it in a bowl.
Use the food processor to turn the bread into breadcrumbs, then add to the meat.
Bash up the cumin seeds and dried chilli in a pestle and mortar, and pick and finely chop the rosemary leaves. Add to the mince with the dried oregano and egg yolk. Season well with sea salt and black pepper.
At this stage you could add your optional ingredients (peeling and finely chopping the onion and garlic first, then cooked together gently in 1 tablespoon of oil until tender and allowed to cool).
Mix well, and, with wet hands, roll and pat into meatballs the size and shape you want (cook straight away or put on greaseproof paper and refrigerated for up to a day.)
Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6 and heat a thick-bottomed casserole pan on the hob.
Swirl 4 tablespoons of oil around the pan and add your meatballs. Fry until brown all over, being careful not to break them up.
Turn the heat down and cover with the Basic tomato sauce, pick the basil leaves and tear in fresh basil, tear over the mozzarella and finely grate over the Parmesan.
Cook in the oven for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until the cheese is golden.