Polpette al Sugo
Soft beef and pork meatballs simmered slowly in tomato sauce until they take on its sweetness.
Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Total
45 min
Serves
4
Per serving
639 kcal
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Instructions
Step 1: Soak the panko breadcrumbs in the whole milk, then mix with the beef mince, pork mince, beaten eggs, grated parmesan, half the garlic, salt and black pepper.
Step 2: Roll into small meatballs.
Step 3: Brown them in the olive oil in batches and lift them out.
Step 4: Fry the remaining garlic, add the tinned tomatoes and simmer.
Step 5: Return the meatballs and simmer gently until cooked through and the sauce is thick, then add the torn fresh basil.
Ingredients
Quantities update automatically for 4 servings.
- 300 gBeef mince
- 300 gPork mince
- 60 gPanko breadcrumbs — soaked in milk
- 80 mlWhole milk
- 1 wholeEgg — beaten
- 50 gParmesan — grated
- 3 clovesGarlic — chopped
- 800 gTinned tomatoes
- 3 tbspOlive oil
- 15 gFresh basil — torn
- 1 ¼ tspSalt
- ½ tspBlack pepper
Nutrition
Nutrition per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Not yet reviewed.
- Calories
- 639 kcal
- Protein
- 38.6 g
- Carbohydrates
- 21.5 g
- Fat
- 44.2 g
- Saturated fat
- 14.8 g
- Fibre
- 3.1 g
- Sugar
- 6.9 g
- Sodium
- 1016 mg
These figures are estimates for general information only and are not medical or dietary advice.