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Baked beef meatballs with fresh tomato sauce

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  • 04 Nov 2021
Baked beef meatballs with fresh tomato sauce
Prep: 20 Minutes - Cook: 25 Minutes - Serves 4
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Short on time? This easy-to-prep beef meatballs dish is infused with flavour and goes straight into the oven.

While it's filling enough for a main, you can serve it as a side dish or pair it with some handmade pasta for a more traditional meal. All that's left is to pour yourself a glass of red and enjoy. 

Ingredients

800g lean beef mince

250g frozen spinach, thawed, squeezed

Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season

2 free-range eggs

250g fresh ricotta

Cooking oil spray

2 tsp extra virgin olive oil

1 brown onion, finely diced

8 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp capers, chopped

500g tomatoes, finely chopped

1/4 bunch basil, leaves picked

Mixed salad leaves, to serve

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Put beef and spinach in a large bowl. Mix well. Season. Add eggs and 100g of the ricotta. Knead until smooth. Divide into 36 balls, then flatten into discs.

  2. Roll the remaining ricotta, 1 heaped ½ teaspoon at a time, into 36 balls. Wrap each in a portion of beef mixture. Put meatballs in a 24 x 34cm roasting pan. Spray with oil. Roast for 15 minutes.

  3. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add onion, garlic and capers and fry for 5 minutes to soften. Add tomatoes, cooking for 5 more minutes, then crush with a fork. Season then mix in ½ of the basil.

  4. Pour over meatballs. Roast for 10 minutes. Garnish with remaining basil. Serve with salad.

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