Meatballs with Tomato Sauce (Thermomix)
Ingredients
If you don't have the Cookidoo app for your Thermomix follow the recipe below:
For the meatballs:
- 40g bread fresh or stale, cut in pieces
- 80g milk
- 6 to 12 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves only
- 1 clove garlic
- 400g beef mince broken in pieces
- 2 eggs
- 0.5 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- olive oil for greasing
For the tomato sauce:
- 1 garlic clove
- 50 to 80g onions cut in halves (we like onions, so always put in the 80g)
- 20g extra virgin olive oil
- 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
Instructions
For the meatballs:
- Place a small bowl on the mixing bowl lid then weigh in the bread and milk. Set the bowl aside and leave to soak.
- Place the parsley and garlic in the mixing bowl and chop 5 seconds/speed 7. Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl with the spatula.
- Add the broken up pieces of beef mince, eggs, salt, and pepper. Squeeze the milk out of the bread, add to the mixing bowl then mix 10 seconds/speed 5. Transfer to a bowl.
- Grease the Varoma dish and tray with olive oil. With oiled hands (use olive oil), shape into 16 meatballs (approx. 4cm) and place in Varoma dish and tray. Set aside.
For the tomato sauce:
- Place the garlic, onions and oil in the mixing bowl, chop 5 seconds/speed 5, then sauté 3 minutes/120C/speed 1.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, salt and pepper. Place the covered Varoma into position and cook 20 minutes/Varoma/speed 1. Check the meatballs are thoroughly cooked then serve hot, with the tomato sauce.
Notes
- The meatballs and sauce freeze well together in an airtight container. Defrost and heat on the hob or in the microwave.
- Rub some olive oil on your hands to form the meatballs...the mixture won't stick to them!
- Serve with fresh or dried pasta of your choice - we like spaghetti or tagliatelle...and garnish with parsley and grated parmesan or mozzarella.