Spaghetti and meatballs recipe
This spaghetti and meatballs recipe is very easy and although it requires some time and patience the results are great. Meatballs are crispy outside and juicy inside. With every bite you take you can feel the fresh flavors of tomatoes, basil and juiciness of meat balls.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 239kcal
Ingredients
- 300 gr spaghetti
- 700 ml water (check the instructions on the package)
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 tbsps Parmesan cheese (grated, for garnishing)
For the meatballs:
- 500 gr ground beef
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic chopped
- 1 whole egg
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp pepper
- 2 tsps sea salt
- some basil to taste
- 1 tsp chilli powder (optional)
- 1 tsp sweet Hungarian paprika
- 2-3 tbsp olive oil
For the sauce:
- 1 can of pelati (400gr)
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 2-3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsps dry basil (or fresh)
- 3 tsps sea salt
- 2 tsps white sugar (or one carrot, diced)
- 1 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Make meatballs first. Chop one onion and two cloves of garlic. Season ground meat with salt, pepper, chilli powder, paprika and baking soda. Add basil, chopped onion and garlic. Combine everything well. Add one egg and knead the meat nicely for a minute or until it gets combined well. Make small meatballs.
- Put some olive oil in a deep skillet or pan and cook meatballs at medium heat. Turn the meatballs around after 3 minutes. Meatballs are ready 7 or 10 minutes. They should be nicely baked.
- Meantime, stir fry onions and garlic in olive oil, in a deep pan. Once they are translucent, add pelati and cook for around 15 minutes at low-to-medium heat. While pelati is cooking, start to add all the seasoning: salt, sugar, pepper and basil.
- After 15 minutes or when you see that tomato sauce is cooked enough, add meatballs and sit them carefully. They should be soaked into tomato sauce. Cook meatballs in a tomato sauce at low heat for about 5 minutes.
- Cook spaghetti in boiling salted water. The cooking time depends on the spaghetti. It is usually about 7 minutes. Strain spaghetti but don’t wash them with water.
Notes
Stir spaghetti into the sauce and sprinkle some parmesan cheese on top.