Spanish Style Albondigas in a Sunny Mediterranean Sauce

Name: Spanish Style Albondigas in a Sunny Mediterranean Sauce
Prep time: 2 h 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 20 min
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Spanish, European
Ingredients: 99 grams fresh white bread crumbs; 794 grams Italian plum tomatoes, chopped; 2 Tbsps minced carrot; 2 Tbsps minced celery; 2 teaspoons dried basil; 1 Tbsp minced fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 clove garlic, minced; 2 Tbsps minced green onion; 302 grams ground beef; 0 teaspoons ground coriander; 2 grinds ground black pepper; 4 servings salt and ground black pepper to taste; 151 grams ground pork; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 3 Tbsps minced onion; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 2 Tbsps minced fresh oregano; 99 grams pancetta, chopped; 2 Tbsps minced red bell pepper; 2 Tbsps tomato puree; 237 milliliters white wine; 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce, or to taste

You can never have too many sauce recipes, so give Spanish Style Albondigas in a Sunny Mediterranean Sauce a try. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 692 calories, 30g of protein, and 42g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. If you have ground coriander, onion, wine, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is typical of European cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes.

Instructions

Mix ground beef, ground pork, green onion, oregano, parsley, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl. Slowly add and mix breadcrumbs into meat mixture to desired consistency. Form mixture into balls, roll them in remaining bread crumbs to coat, and arrange onto a shallow tray. Cover meatballs with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.

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Worcestershire Sauce

Black Pepper

Breadcrumbs

Green Onions

Ground Beef

Ground Pork

Meatballs

Oregano

Parsley

Garlic

Meat

Roll

Salt

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir pancetta in the hot oil until browned, about 4 minutes.

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Olive Oil

Pancetta

Cooking Oil

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Pot

Add onion and garlic to the pancetta; continue to cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir carrot, celery, and red bell pepper into the pancetta mixture; cook until the carrot softens slightly, about 3 minutes.

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Red Pepper

Pancetta

Carrot

Celery

Garlic

Onion

Sprinkle basil, oregano, coriander, and black pepper over pancetta mixture; stir to season evenly.

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Black Pepper

Coriander

Pancetta

Oregano

Basil

Pour wine over the pancetta mixture. Increase heat to medium-high and cook until the liquid reduces by about half.

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Pancetta

Wine

Quickly stir tomato puree into pancetta mixture; add chopped tomatoes. Cook and stir the mixture until the tomatoes begin to break down into a sauce, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer until the sauce thickens, 60 to 90 minutes.

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Tomato Puree

Pancetta

Tomato

Sauce

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over low heat. Cook and stir meatballs in batches in hot oil until evenly browned and cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes; drain on a plate lined with paper towel.

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Meatballs

Cooking Oil

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Paper Towels