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Spaghetti & meatballs

Spaghetti & meatballs sprinkled with grated parmesan in a dish


Preparation and cooking time

  • Prep:30 mins
  • Cook:30 mins
  • Easy
  • Makes about 10 servings

Get everyone to help rolling meatballs and you'll soon have one supper on the table and another in the freezer

870kcal

Ingredients

  • 8 good-quality pork sausages
  • 1 kg beef mince
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • ½ a large bunch flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • 85g parmesan, grated, plus extra to serve (optional)
  • 100g fresh breadcrumbs
  • 2 eggs, beaten with a fork
  • olive oil, for roasting
  • spaghetti, to serve (about 100g per portion)

For the sauce

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 4 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
  • 125ml red wine (optional)
  • 3 tbsp caster sugar
  • ½ a large bunch of flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • few basil leaves (optional)

Method

STEP 1

First, make the meatballs. Split the skins of the sausages and squeeze out the meat into a large mixing bowl.

STEP 2

Add the mince, onion, parsley, parmesan, breadcrumbs, eggs and lots of seasoning. Get your hands in and mix together really well – the more you squeeze and mash the mince, the more tender the meatballs will be.

STEP 3

Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Roll the mince mixture into about 50 golf-ball-sized meatballs. Set aside any meatballs for freezing, allowing about five per portion, then spread the rest out in a large roasting tin – the meatballs will brown better if spaced out a bit.

STEP 4

Drizzle with a little oil (about 1 tsp per portion), shake to coat, then roast for 20-30 mins until browned.

STEP 5

Meanwhile, make the sauce. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the garlic cloves and sizzle for 1 min.

STEP 6

Stir in the chopped tomatoes, red wine, if using, caster sugar, parsley and seasoning. Simmer for 15-20 mins until slightly thickened.

STEP 7

Stir in a few basil leaves, if using, spoon out any portions for freezing, then add the cooked meatballs to the pan to keep warm while you cook the spaghetti in a pan of boiling, salted water.

STEP 8

Spoon the sauce and meatballs over spaghetti, or stir them all together and serve with extra parmesan and a few basil leaves, if you like.

and as always have a chilled day from the Viking

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