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Italian Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Winter Delight Recipes
Prep Time: 2 hours
Servings: 6 servings
Hearty Italian-style pork meatballs seasoned with mixed herbs and served with a rich white wine and tomato sauce.
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Ingredients

Meatballs

  • 500 g pork mince
  • 2 brown onions (chopped)
  • 1 tbsp garlic (minced)
  • 50 mL olive oil
  • 2 tbsp Italian mixed herbs
  • 200 g chicken stock
  • 6 'A' scoops (6g) Shape It Powder
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Tomato Sauce

  • 2 brown onions (chopped)
  • 1 tbsp garlic (minced)
  • 20 mL olive oil
  • 200 mL white wine
  • 700 mL tomato passata
  • 2 tbsp Italian mixed herbs
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

Meatballs

  • Grease a Shape It Half Sphere Mould (12mL) with spray oil and set aside.
  • In a large frying pan over a medium heat, add the olive oil and onions, cook the onions for 5 minutes, then add the garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes.
  • Add the pork mince and sauté the mix with a wooden spoon. Cook it for 10–12 minutes or until the pork is cooked, then season taste.
  • Pour the onions, garlic and pork into a blender and blitz them on high speed until smooth.
  • In the same pan over a medium heat, bring the chicken stock, Shape It Powder, and mixed herbs to the boil, stirring occasionally.
  • Pour the hot chicken stock-Shape It mixture over the puréed pork mince and blend on high speed for 2–3 minutes or until smooth, scraping down the sides as required.
  • Pour the mixture into the prepared Shape It Half Sphere Mould, cover with the mould lid, and refrigerate for 2 hours or until set.
  • Remove the mixture from the mould and skewer the two halves together to make a round meatball shape.
  • Reheat the meatball skewers by steaming until their internal temperature reaches 70°C (use a probe), then serve.

Tomato Sauce

  • In a medium saucepan over a medium heat, add the olive oil and onion, then cook the onion for 5 minutes until soft.
  • Add the garlic, herbs and wine, and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Add the tomato passata, bring the sauce to a simmer, then cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Remove sauce from the heat, pour it into a blender, and blend until smooth.
  • Season to taste.

To Assemble and Serve

  • On a serving plate, place the warm tomato sauce on the base and top with the meatball skewers. Garnish with a fine parsley powder, if desired.