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🍽️ Juicy Meatballs in Spicy Tomato-Wine Sauce

745 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Peel the garlic clove and chop it very finely.
  2. 2. Wash the thyme sprigs and pat them dry with a kitchen towel.
  3. 3. Pick the small thyme leaves off the woody stems and discard the stems.
  4. 4. Finely chop the removed thyme leaves as well.
  5. 5. Place the ground meat, the egg, the breadcrumbs, the salt, the pepper, the paprika powder, the chopped garlic, and the chopped thyme into a large bowl.
  6. 6. Mix all ingredients in the bowl vigorously with your hands until a homogeneous mass forms.
  7. 7. Shape the meat mixture into about 12 to 15 small balls, each with a diameter of 4 centimeters.
  8. 8. Cut the onion in half and remove the outer skin.
  9. 9. Dice the cored onion into very small, fine pieces.
  10. 10. Heat the oil in a large pot over high heat.
  11. 11. Fry the meatballs together with the onion cubes for about 5 minutes until they are lightly browned.
  12. 12. Deglaze the pot by carefully pouring in the wine.
  13. 13. Add the chopped tomatoes to the sauce.
  14. 14. Season the sauce with salt, pepper, and a pinch of sugar.
  15. 15. Cover the pot and let the balls simmer gently for about 10 minutes over medium heat.
  16. 16. Bring about 5 liters of water with plenty of salt to a boil in a large pot.
  17. 17. Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook it for approx. 9 minutes until it is al dente (firm to the bite).
  18. 18. Drain the pasta in a colander and let the water drain completely.
  19. 19. Serve the drained pasta together with the meatballs in the tomato-wine sauce.

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