Spaghetti and Meatballs

Hello everyone! hope we are all having a wonderful weekend.So today I want to share another delicious recipe!

spaghetti and meatballs!

We all know spaghetti and meatballs belongs to the Italians,but I thought I give it a try my own way.

So first of all let's start with the meatballs,you will need the following ingredients:

• 300-400g of minced beef
• half a medium size onions (finely chopped)
• two cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
• one tablespoon of finely chopped red pepper
• one tablespoon of finely chopped green onions
• two tablespoons of bread crumbs
• one egg
• one chicken bouillon
• one teaspoon of salt
• one tablespoon of soy sauce (optional)
• one teaspoon of thyme (optional)
• half a teaspoon of curry (optional)

So add everything up together in a bowl and mix! mix! mix! If it feels too dry add in an extra egg yolk or if it feels too loose add in more bread crumbs till you get your desired consistency.If you noticed I wrote "finely chopped" for all the vegetables,that is because if they are not finely chopped they will make your meatballs break off or look too jagged,and we need the meatballs slaying! So you will have something like this at the end

 Next you mould your meat into balls(this is where I insert a laughing emoji) but anyway back to the matter! So mould them to about the size of an ice cream scoop or if you own an ice cream scoop it would make things a lot easier.You can always adjust the size to whatever suits you.Now roll them in flour,then in a beaten egg and finally in bread crumbs.They should look like this

Heat up your pan with about three tablespoons of vegetable or olive oil.Shallow fry them at all sides,do not worry much about them cooking all the way through because they will continue cooking in the sauce,just get them brown and crispy on the outside.

Now for the sauce,you will need the following ingredients:

• one full cup of fresh vegetable puree (onions,tomatoes,red pepper)
• one cup of vegetable juice or water
• two tablespoons of tomato paste
• one half of a medium size onions (chopped)
• two to three cloves of garlic
• one teaspoon of sugar
• one teaspoon of salt
• two chicken bouillons 
• one teaspoon of hot chilli powder
• one teaspoon of oregano
• some soy sauce (optional)
• one  bay leaf
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So you heat your pan with about three tablespoons of vegetable oil,add in your onions and garlic,saute them together till they start becoming translucent.Add in your vegetable puree and tomato paste,mix and fry for about five minutes,then add in your vegetable juice or water.After that add in all the seasoning,taste and adjust anything.let it simmer for a bit and then add in the meatballs

 

Add in your bay leaf and let it simmer for about five more minutes or a bit more.

Now for the spaghetti,boil one pack till it is soft,then add in about an inch or less of butter,and about a tablespoon of chopped dills and mix!

Simply plate everything,garnish with chopped persley,grated cheese and cherry tomatoes.I hope you give this recipe a try and enjoy!