Recipe: Perfect Meatballs with Tomato Sauce

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Meatballs with Tomato Sauce. Cover the meatballs and refrigerate until required. Heat the oil in a stainless steel saucepan. When they are cooked, put them into an ovenproof dish with the tomato sauce and top with the grated mozzarella.

Learn how to Make homemade meatballs in tomato sauce.

Great for quick and easy dinner or lunch.

Add the meatballs, simmer until heated through and serve.

You can have Meatballs with Tomato Sauce using 11 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Meatballs with Tomato Sauce

1. Prepare 300 g of lean pork shoulder.

2. You need 5 of shallots.

3. You need 3 cloves of garlic.

4. Prepare 2 teaspoons of soup base.

5. It’s 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper.

6. It’s 2 teaspoons of fish sauce.

7. Prepare 1 handful of dried shiitake mushrooms.

8. You need 3 of tomatoes.

9. You need 1 tablespoon of tomato paste or puree.

10. You need 1 cup of water.

11. Prepare 1 of stalk spring onion or scallions.

The meatballs can be refrigerated overnight in the sauce.

Review Body: I had made a venison roast, which turned out very dry , but making meatballs with that dry roast was so delicious and not dry at all, quite magical.

The secret to perfect meatballs in tomato sauce?

Adding sour cream and Parmesan to the beef, avoiding breadcrumbs, and handling the meatballs lightly.

Meatballs with Tomato Sauce step by step

1. Clean lean pork shoulder and then mince or grind..

2. Thoroughly blend meat, minced shallots and garlic, 1 teaspoon of soup base, black pepper, 1 teaspoon of fish sauce and set aside to marinate for 15 minutes..

3. Soak dried shiitake mushrooms in boiling water to rehydrate then clean and slice them..

4. Mix the sliced shiitake with meat..

5. Set the mixture aside from 10 to 15 minutes to marinate..

6. Shape the mixture above into balls, about 4~5 cm. Heat cooking oil and then fry meatballs when the oil is hot..

7. Fry the meatballs over medium heat..

8. Fry until they browned on all sides..

9. The meatballs should be cooked through inside and crispy and chewy outside..

10. Remove the fried meatballs and put them on a dish to drain the oil..

11. Slice the tomatoes then stir-fry until they are softened..

12. Add water, tomato paste or puree, 1 teaspoon of soup base, 1 teaspoon of fish sauce and close the lid until the mixture becomes thicker and saucy..

13. Cook on high heat and drop the meatballs into tomato sauce, then gently stir..

14. Roll the meatballs in the sauce so they are evenly covered and soaked..

15. Transfer the meatballs with tomato sauce to a serving bowl and top with sliced spring onions..

When I made these meatballs in tomato sauce for the first time, my family immediately declared them as "your best ever!" and demanded that.

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