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Spanish Meatballs In Tomato Sauce Recipe
Description
Classic Spanish meatballs recipe in tomato sauce with saffron, an esencial ingredient of the Spanish food meals. Discover the secrets to cook this extremely tender meatballs and enjoy one of the most popular Tapas recipe.
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 lb
beef (ground) 6 clv
garlic 5
eggs (medium size) 1
onion 2 c
flour (all-purpose) 3
tomatoes (ripe) 1 c
olive oil 1 T
sugar 1⁄2 t
saffron (threads) 1⁄2 t
oregano (dried) 1⁄2 t
parsley (dried) 1⁄4 t
ground black pepper 1⁄2 t
saltInstructions
- Combine ground beef, minced garlic, parsley, black pepper and salt in a large bowl. Add the eggs and mix well until evenly blended.
- Place flour on a plate and flour your hands. Form each meatball and coat with flour.
- Place a cup of olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan and heat over medium-high heat. Once the olive oil is hot, add the meatballs into the pan and fry for 2 minutes each side until golden.
- Remove the meatballs from the pan and place them in a plate. Keep the frying-pan with the used oil to make the tomato sauce.
- Chop the onion and cook over low heat for 10 minutes in the same frying-pan with the already used olive oil. Add a pinch of salt.
- Peel and dice the tomatoes and add them to the saucepan with the sugar to cut the acidity (add your favorite spices such as basil or oregano). Cook over low heat for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Use the blender to make the tomato sauce.
- Place saffron and a pinch of salt into a spice mortar. Grind for 3 - 4 minutes.
- Heat 2 cups of water and add it to the mortar and dissolve.
- Place meatballs, tomato sauce and dissolved saffron into a large pot. Cook and stir over low heat for 15 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy your Spanish meatballs recipe! (See more Spanish Tapas recipes)
Summary
| Yield | |
|---|---|
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Cooking time | 35 minutes |
| Total time | 50 minutes |
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