Name: Spaghetti and meatballs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 500 gram good quality italian sausages (pork if available); 350 gram beef mince; 2 cup firmly packed breadcrumbs; 1/2 cup milk; 1 cup parmesan, grated; 1/4 cup parsley, chopped; salt and pepper, to season; 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 2 clove garlic, chopped; 2 tablespoon tomato paste, optional; 1 cup white wine; 1 x 800g tin diced tomatoes; 1 bay leaf; 1 small_piece sprig rosemary, chopped; 1/3 cup torn basil leaves; 1/4 cup parsley, chopped; 500 gram cooked spaghetti; parmesan, grated. to serve

Spaghetti and meatballs

If there's a single dish that sums up childhood for many of us, it's spaghetti and meatballs. It's so ingrained in our culture there are even songs written about this dish. Reconnect with an earlier you, sit down with a big bowl of spaghetti and meatballs.

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Serves 6

Prep

15M

Cook

Total

1H 15M

Ingredients

500 gram good quality italian sausages (pork if available)

350 gram beef mince

2 cup firmly packed breadcrumbs

1/2 cup milk

1 cup parmesan, grated

1/4 cup parsley, chopped

salt and pepper, to season

2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1 onion, chopped

2 clove garlic, chopped

2 tablespoon tomato paste, optional

1 cup white wine

1 x 800g tin diced tomatoes

1 bay leaf

1 small_piece sprig rosemary, chopped

1/3 cup torn basil leaves

1/4 cup parsley, chopped

500 gram cooked spaghetti

parmesan, grated. to serve

Method

1.Remove casing from sausages. Place in a large bowl with mince, breadcrumbs, milk, parmesan and parsley. Season. Using your hands, mix until well combined.

2.Heat oil in a large frying pan. Drop heaped tablespoons of the mixture into pan; cook meatballs for about 5 minutes, or until evenly browned all over. Repeat with remaining mixture. Set aside.

3.Using a little more oil if necessary, add onion and garlic to the same pan; cook for about 3 minutes, or until soft and fragrant. Add tomato paste, if using, cook for 30 seconds. Add wine, allow to evaporate.

4.Add tomatoes and bring to the boil. Return meatballs to the pan along with bay leaf and rosemary. Reduce heat; cover. Simmer for 35-45 minutes, or until sauce reaches desired consistency. Stir through herbs just before serving.

5.Divide pasta onto plates, add meatballs and sprinkle with extra parmesan. Serve.

The alcohol will evaporate off during the cooking process, so this dish is fine for children. The wine is used to flavour the sauce, rather than for its alcohol content.
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