Gill O'Hagan Twigg
Gill’s Italian Meatballs
Mix 600g beef mince, ½ cup breadcrumbs, medium diced onion, chopped garlic, salt and pepper, ¼ cup parmesan cheese and make small balls (WET your hands for the rolling).
Fry till brown.
Sauce:
Fry a bit more onion and garlic
Add:
1 tin chopped tomatoes, ½ tin chicken stock, ½ chopped green pepper
½ t oreganum, ½ t sweet basil, ½ t thyme , ½ cup fresh chopped parsley
½ t sugar
.
*** Optional – chopped chilli or cayenne pepper
Pour sauce into a casserole dish and place meatballs in the sauce. Put the lid on. Pop into oven at 180 degrees C for 45 minutes.
OR
Cook in a pan with a lid on.
Serve on tagiatelle noodles (or spaghetti) with fresh basil .