Meatballs with vine tomato sauce

Name: Meatballs with vine tomato sauce
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 500 grams lean minced beef; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 1 eating apple, peeled and finely chopped (or grated); 1 red pepper, cored, seeded and finely chopped; 1 leave from 2 sprigs oregano or 1 tsp dried; 1 serving plain flour for coating; 1 serving olive oil, for frying; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 4 x 225g packs cherry tomatoes on the vine, halved; 1 dash Worcestershire sauce; 1 dash soy sauce; 1 handful fresh basil leaves

Meatballs with vine tomato sauce

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Meatballs with vine tomato sauce It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Instructions

Mash the meat in a bowl with a spoon, then tip in the onion, apple, red pepper and oregano (and seasoning if you want to). Mash again to mix everything together. Now mix well with your hands until the mixture is sticky and divide into 16 smallish balls. Chill in the fridge while you make the sauce. You can make them up to this stage 2 days ahead, or freeze them.

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Red Pepper

Seasoning

Oregano

Apple

Onion

Sauce

Meat

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Bowl

Make the sauce. Soften the onion in a medium saucepan with the oil. Tip in the tomatoes and simmer very gently, uncovered, for about 20 mins.

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Tomato

Onion

Sauce

Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add the rest of the ingredients except the basil and slow cook for another 15-20 mins.

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Basil

Add the basil and a splash of water from the kettle. Tip the contents of the pan into the food processor and whizz until smooth.

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Basil

Water

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Food Processor

Frying Pan

Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas

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Oven

Gently roll the meatballs in flour.

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Meatballs

All Purpose Flour

Roll

Heat a spoonful of oil in an ovenproof non-stick frying pan, wipe out with kitchen paper, then add the meatballs and fry gently and slowly over a low heat for 10 mins, turning them over once with tongs. (You may need to do this in batches if your pan is not very big.)

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Meatballs

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Tongs