Meatballs in marinara sauce
Difficulty: Medium
Time: 30 min. preparation time, 0 min. baking time
Nutrition: Calories ca 308 / Protein 23g / Carbohydr. 24g / Fat 13g
Ingredients (4 servings)
| 300 g | ground beef |
| 3 tbsp | breadcrumbs |
| 1 | egg |
| 250 ml | pureed tomatoes |
| 1 tbsp | tomato paste |
| 4 | mushrooms |
| 4 | tomatoes |
| 1 | carrot |
| 2 | onions |
| 1 clove | garlic |
| 10 leaves | basil |
| 1 tsp | rosemary (chopped) |
| 1 tsp | thyme (chopped) |
| 2 tsp | sugar |
| vegetable oil for frying | |
| salt | |
| pepper | |
| rice or toasted bread to serve |
Utensils
deep frying pan with lid, large bowl, small frying pan, cooking spoon, cutting board, knife
Wine Tip
Probiotic Yogurt Drink
This yogurt drink is available in many fruit flavors. An apricot flavored drink would suit the meatballs best. The characteristic mildness of the yogurt leaves a soft fruity echo.
Step 1
Finely dice one onion and half a garlic clove.
cutting board, knife
1 onion / 0.5 clove garlic
Step 2
Sauté both in a small frying pan in some vegetable oil until the onion is translucent.
small frying pan, cooking spoon
vegetable oil for frying
Step 3
Cut basil into fine strips.
cutting board, knife
10 leaves basil
Step 4
Next, mix ground beef, breadcrumbs, egg, sautéed onion and garlic, basil, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
large bowl, cooking spoon
300 g ground beef / 3 tbsp breadcrumbs / 1 egg / salt / pepper
Step 5
Use hands to make small balls from the mixture, approx. 3 cm in diameter.
Step 6
For the sauce, dice the onion, carrot, half a garlic clove, mushrooms, and tomatoes.
cutting board, knife
1 onion / 0.5 clove garlic / 4 mushrooms / 1 carrot / 4 tomatoes
Step 7
Sauté the cut vegetables in some vegetable oil. Add pureed tomatoes and season with sugar, salt, and pepper. Allow to reduce on a low heat for approx. 15 – 20 min.
deep frying pan with lid, cooking spoon
1 tbsp tomato paste / 250 ml pureed tomatoes / vegetable oil for frying / 2 tsp sugar / salt / pepper
Step 8
Meanwhile, finely chop rosemary and thyme.
cutting board, knife
1 tsp rosemary / 1 tsp thyme
Step 9
Next, add chopped herbs and meatballs to the tomato sauce and simmer for approx. 10 – 15 minutes with closed lid until the meatballs are cooked. Serve with rice or toasted bread.
rice or toasted bread to serve