🍽️ Crispy Meatballs in Spicy Tomato Sauce

Name: Crispy Meatballs in Spicy Tomato Sauce
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 500 g minced meat, mixed; 20 g pine nuts (chopped); 2 clove(s) garlic (pressed, or rubbed with salt into a paste); 1 egg(s); some breadcrumbs (approx. 2 - 3 tbsp); some parsley (chopped, approx. 2 tbsp); salt; pepper (freshly ground); some olive oil (for frying); 250 g onion(s); 3 clove(s) garlic; 2 tsp, level thyme (dried); 2 bay leaves; 1 tsp sugar; 1 large can(s) tomato(s) (in own juice, approx. 800 g, roughly chopped); 1 tsp vegetable bouillon powder (instant); salt and pepper (freshly ground); 1 chili pepper(s) (dried, freshly ground, or finely chopped)

430 kcal · 60 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

500 g minced meat, mixed
20 g pine nuts (chopped)
2 clove(s) garlic (pressed, or rubbed with salt into a paste)
1 egg(s)
some breadcrumbs (approx. 2 - 3 tbsp)
some parsley (chopped, approx. 2 tbsp)
salt
pepper (freshly ground)
some olive oil (for frying)
250 g onion(s)
3 clove(s) garlic
2 tsp, level thyme (dried)
2 bay leaves
1 tsp sugar
1 large can(s) tomato(s) (in own juice, approx. 800 g, roughly chopped)
1 tsp vegetable bouillon powder (instant)
salt and pepper (freshly ground)
1 chili pepper(s) (dried, freshly ground, or finely chopped)

Instructions

1. Mix the ground meat with all specified ingredients for the meatballs in a large bowl.
2. Form about 40 small balls from the mixture, each the size of a walnut.
3. Heat some olive oil in a large pan over medium heat.
4. Fry the meatballs in batches on all sides until they are firm and golden brown.
5. Remove the fried meatballs from the pan and set them aside on a plate.
6. Dice the onions finely and slice the garlic thinly.
7. Sauté the onions and garlic in the remaining frying fat of the pan until translucent.
8. Add the bay leaves and thyme and sauté everything for another two minutes.
9. Sprinkle the mixture with sugar and add the roughly chopped tomatoes.
10. Let the sauce come to a boil once.
11. Season the sauce with salt, pepper, vegetable broth, and some chili.
12. Let the sauce simmer gently for about 20 minutes until it becomes creamy.
13. Add the prepared meatballs back into the sauce.
14. Let the meatballs cook through in the sauce.
15. Serve the meatballs warm or hot with fresh white bread and aioli.
16. Tip: You can freeze the meatballs in portions of ten along with the sauce.
17. This way you always have a portion of tapas quickly thawed that you can serve with other small things.

Nutrition per serving

kcal: 430
Protein: 28 g · Fett/Fat: 25 g · Carbs: 18 g