Meatballs with Spanish Tomato Sauce
This Meatballs with Spanish Tomato Sauce recipe is perfect for using up home grown produce. James uses tomatoes grown in his own garden to create a super tasty sauce!
Ingredients
- 800g beef mince
- Salt and pepper
Sauce:
- 15ml olive oil
- 500g fresh tomatoes, chopped
- 1 onion peeled and diced
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- few sprigs oregano
- 50ml white wine
- 50ml sherry
- 1 star anise
- 1 tbs pimento
- 1 jar roasted red peppers drained and chopped
- 100g fresh borlotti beans
- 1 small bunch of parsley
Method
Season the beef and roll into 8 even sized balls. Fry in a non stick pan in a splash of oil for 8 to 10 minutes.
Meanwhile fry the onion and garlic in oil for a minute, add the wine, tomatoes, peppers, pimento, sherry and star anise. Bring to the boil then simmer for 5 mins.
Pop in the meatballs, add the borlotti beans and oregano and cook for a further 5 minutes. Finish with the parsley and season and serve.
Ingredients
- 800g beef mince
- Salt and pepper
Sauce:
- 15ml olive oil
- 500g fresh tomatoes, chopped
- 1 onion peeled and diced
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- few sprigs oregano
- 50ml white wine
- 50ml sherry
- 1 star anise
- 1 tbs pimento
- 1 jar roasted red peppers drained and chopped
- 100g fresh borlotti beans
- 1 small bunch of parsley
Method
Season the beef and roll into 8 even sized balls. Fry in a non stick pan in a splash of oil for 8 to 10 minutes.
Meanwhile fry the onion and garlic in oil for a minute, add the wine, tomatoes, peppers, pimento, sherry and star anise. Bring to the boil then simmer for 5 mins.
Pop in the meatballs, add the borlotti beans and oregano and cook for a further 5 minutes. Finish with the parsley and season and serve.
