Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
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Persons
4
Serving Size
4 meatballs
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
19 minutes
Total Time
39 minutes
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound ground pork
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 2 Egg
- 2 Onion
- 4 Cloves Garlic
- 1 tbsp parsley
- 1 tbsp basil
- 2 tbsp. Cooking Oil
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 cans of tomatoes
- Salt, Pepper
Instructions
- Grate the onion, garlic, and parmesan. You can use the same grater for this.
- Finely chop the parsley and basil.
- Mix half the onion and garlic, the meat, spices, bread, cheese, and eggs until well mixed.
- Add water as needed to help the mixture stick together.
- This should make 16 medium-sized balls.
- Heat 1 tbsp of cooking oil and fry the meatballs until browned.
- In a saucepot heat the other tbsp of oil and saute the remaining onion and garlic.
- Add the tomatoes to the saucepot along with salt and pepper to taste.
- Add the meatballs to the pot and simmer on low until heated through.
- You can let the meatballs simmer for up to an hour, but 15 minutes will suffice.
Nutrition Facts
Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
Serves: 4 persons
| Amount Per Serving: 4 meatballs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 610.44 kcal | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 38.96 g | 59.9% | |
| Saturated Fat 13.39 g | 67% | |
| Trans Fat 0.7 g | ||
| Cholesterol 173.7 mg | 57.9% | |
| Sodium 881.88 mg | 36.7% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 30.39 g | 10.1% | |
| Dietary Fiber 4.19 g | 16.8% | |
| Sugars 7.01 g | ||
| Protein 33.93 g | ||
| Vitamin A 11.23 % | Vitamin C 21.46 % | |
| Calcium 35.43 % | Iron 23.54 % | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Wine Pairing
Everyone will be filled up and will enjoy its classic food meatballs in tomato sauce flavors. Tomatoes have a slight acidic bite, which will pair well with red wines that have a nice acidic kick as well.
If you’re looking for some additional flavor in this dish, reduce a cup of red wine down to a 1/4 of liquid. Add this to the tomato sauce.
Here are our suggestions for wine to pair this dish with:
- Valpolicella
- Bardolino
- Rossi di Montalcino
- Rossi di Montepulciano
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