Meatballs in tomato sauce
For the meatballs
- 500g minced beef or lamb
- 1-2 slices white bread
- 1/2 onion
- 1 sprig flat parsley
For the sauce
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 carrot
- 1 onion
- 1 sprig of thyme & rosemary
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 glass of red wine
- 1 tin of canned chopped tomatoes
- Finely chop the flat parsley and onion, then crumb the bread
- Mix the meat, bread crumbs, onion and parsley together.
- Make balls by rolling the mince between your hands and lay them on a baking tray. Roast in the oven for 10 minutes or fry them off.
- For the sauce: Fry the finely chopped garlic, carrot and onion. Add the thyme, rosemary, sugar, season with salt and pepper and red wine
- Let the wine reduce by half and add the chopped tinned tomato. Cook for five minutes, add meatballs and cook all together for another five minutes until the meatballs are fully cooked.