Meatballs in tomato sauce
by Tavolino
Classic ground meat meatballs, softened with milk-soaked bread and slow-cooked in a rich tomato sauce, perfect for a family lunch.
Ingredients
- Ground beef 500 g
- Sliced bread 4 slices
- Milk 100 ml
- Pecorino cheese 2 tablespoons
- Eggs 2
- Tomato purée 1 lt
- Parsley to taste
- Basil to taste
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- Oil to taste
Preparation
- 1
Place 4 slices of bread in a bowl with 100 ml of milk and let them soften.
- 2
Finely chop the parsley.
- 3
In a bowl, combine 500 g of ground meat, the 4 squeezed slices of bread, 2 eggs, 2 tablespoons of Pecorino cheese, salt, pepper, and the chopped parsley.
- 4
Mix everything well until you get a homogeneous mixture.
- 5
Shape the meatballs with your hands and let them rest in the refrigerator.
- 6
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan and brown the meatballs until golden on all sides.
- 7
Pour 1 lt of tomato purée into the pan and add a few basil leaves.
- 8
Cover and let the meatballs cook in the sauce over low heat.