Hi, I’m Joana. Today, I will show you a way to prepare spaghetti & meatballs recipe. Never skip today’s recipe. This is a very simple recipe to try and is one of my family food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit more unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Not to mention, it’s super satisfying.
Spaghetti & Meatballs Recipe
Spaghetti & Meatballs is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Spaghetti & Meatballs is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have spaghetti & meatballs using 17 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Spaghetti & Meatballs:
- Prepare Serves: 2 people
- Get 165 g lean beef mince,
- Make ready 165 g mince,
- Get 150 g dried spaghetti,
- Get 155 g smooth tomato passata,
- Prepare Half a medium onion chopped very finely,
- Get 1 small to medium carrot grated finely,
- Get 1/2 tbsp tomato pureé paste,
- Prepare 1 medium egg,
- Prepare 1 handful fresh basil leaves,
- Make ready 100 ml water,
- Get 1 tsp dried oregano,
- Prepare 2 garlic cloves sliced finely,
- Get 1 small pinch of red chilli flakes,
- Make ready Salt and pepper to season,
- Prepare Olive oil Frylight
- Get 10 g finely grated quality Parmigianino Reggiano (optional)
Instructions to make Spaghetti & Meatballs:
- In a bowl combine the and beef mince, onion and carrot. Season with salt and pepper. Add the egg and combine everything together. Roll into 12 meatballs and leave in the fridge for 20-30 minutes to firm up.
- Heat a large frying pan over a medium to high heat and spray entire base with a thin layer of oil. Add the meatballs. Brown them off, season with salt and pepper. Spray with a little more oil and toss in the pan every minute to move the meatballs around so all sides are browned.
- Add the oregano, chilli flakes, tomato paste and garlic. Cook for 30 seconds then add the tomato passata. After a minute, add the water and stir. Turn the heat down lower and bring to a simmer.
- Bring a saucepan of salted water to the boil and add the pasta. Begin to cook according to packet instructions.
- Once the pasta has cooked for four minutes add two tbsp of the starchy pasta water into the pan with the meatballs. Give it a stir. Chop 9/10ths of the basil leaves and add to the sauce. Reserve the rest as garnish.
- Gently simmer and reduce the sauce as the pasta cooks. Once the pasta has cooked drain it off well. Season with salt and pepper. Add the spaghetti into the pan with the meatballs and gently combine it all together.
- Serve up and grate over some cheese and garnish with the remaining basil leaves. Enjoy!
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