MEATBALLS IN TOMATO SAUCE (para 4 porciones)
Base
Nivel
INTERMEDIATE
Tiempo aprox
45 min
Calorías
524
Video
INGREDIENTS
- 300 g of ground beef
- 300 g of ground pork
- 1 tbsp. of vegetable oil
- 1 slice of bread
- 2 eggs
- 3 tbsp. milk
- 2 sprigs fresh basil
- 6 medium blended tomatoes
licuados - 1 medium blended carrot
- 4 dried mushrooms
- ¼ cup of red wine
- 2 bay leaves
- 35 g grated parmesan cheese
rallado - Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 1 pouch of Q'ocina en Casa Red Sofrito Culinary Base
SAUCE PREPARATION
In a pan with hot oil, shallow-fry blended tomatoes and carrot for 5 mins.
Add wine, the contents of one pouch of Q'ocina en Casa Red Sofrito Culinary Base, mushrooms, bay leaves, 1 sprig basil, stir and cook over medium heat for 25 mins. or until achieving a sauce-like texture. Remove from heat and reserve until meatballs are ready.
MEATBALL PREPARATION
In a bowl, add half of grated Parmesan cheese, bread, and milk. Mix and reserve.
In a separate bowl, add ground beef, ground pork, eggs, reserved mix from step 1, salt and pepper to taste. Mix with hands until obtaining a homogeneous mass.
With the mass, create golf ball-sized meatballs with your hands. Put them on a tray, keeping them separate.
Add meatballs to previously prepared pan of sauce, cover, and cook over medium heat for 10 mins. or until meatballs are cooked through. Remove from heat and add the rest of the Parmesan cheese and leaves from 1 sprig of basil.
TIP:
If desired, serve with cooked pasta or potato purée.
Nota: 1 tz = 250 ml
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