Spanish Meatballs In Tomato Sauce

Spanish Meatballs In Tomato Sauce is a sauce that serves 20. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 127 calories, 6g of protein, and 8g of fat per serving. For 60 cents per serving, this recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is an inexpensive recipe for fans of European food. 11 person were glad they tried this recipe. Head to the store and pick up bay leaf, white sandwich bread, salt and pepper, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Foodista. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 25%, this dish is rather bad. Similar recipes are Spanish Style Lamb Meatballs with Spicy Tomato Sauce, Spanish Meatballs with Almond Sauce, and Spanish Stuffed Meatballs with Romesco Sauce.

Servings: 20

 

Ingredients:

1 bay leaf

2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped

1 pound Ground beef

1 cup olive oil

2 tablespoons of olive oil

1/2 cup onion, chopped

Half an onion, finely chopped

2 tablespoons of chopped parsley

pinch of Pimenton de la Vera (Dulce) or Spanish sweet paprika

Salt and pepper to taste

1 teaspoon of sugar

600g tomatoes

4 slices of sandwich bread, only the white part, diced

1 large egg, whole

Equipment:

peeler

sauce pan

food processor

frying pan

mixing bowl

immersion blender

Cooking instruction summary:

  1. Start by making the tomato sauce.
  2. Finely chop 1 onion.
  3. Peel 600g of tomatoes with a serrated peeler. Chop the peeled tomatoes into small pieces.
  4. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a sauce pan. Add the chopped onions.
  5. Add a pinch of Pimenton de la Vera (Dulce), which is Spanish smoked sweet paprika. I used 1/4 teaspoon. Add more if you prefer the sauce to be spicy.
  6. Add the chopped tomatoes to the onions mixture and stir well to combine.
  7. Add 1 fresh bay leaf. I used 2 dried pieces here because I couldnt find fresh ones.
  8. Add 1 teaspoon of sugar andd salt and pepper to taste. I added 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of ground black pepper. Adjust seasoning to taste.
  9. Cover the sauce pan and reduce the heat to a medium-low and let the tomato mixture simmer gently till it reduces to a sauce like consistency.
  10. In the meantime, make the meatballs by adding 1/2 an onion to a food processor.
  11. Add 2 cloves of garlic. I used 1 tablespoon of minced garlic. Process till the onions and garlic are finely chopped.
  12. Sweat the onion-garlic mixture in a frying pan with some olive oil. I just realised that I had missed this step. The meatballs still tasted great.
  13. Add the onion-garlic mixture to 500g ground beef in a mixing bowl.
  14. Slice off the crust of 4 slices of white bread. Cut the soft white bread into small cubes of 1cm all round.
  15. Add the chopped bread to the beef mixture.
  16. Add 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley. Use Italian flat parsley where possible. I couldnt find any, so I used English parsley.
  17. Add 1 large egg.
  18. Add salt and pepper to taste. I used approximately 1/4 teaspoon of salt and a pinch of black pepper.
  19. Mix well to combine.
  20. Shape the meat mixture into balls that are slightly bigger than the size of a golf ball size. Roll the meat tightly to form meatballs.
  21. Add 3/4 cup of olive oil to frying pan. The layer of oil should be approximately 3/4cm in the pan.
  22. Put the pan on medium-high heat and add the meatballs to the oil. Gently roll them around in the oil to brown all surfaces and ensure even cooking.
  23. When the meatballs are a deep golden brown, remove them from the frying pan and set aside.
  24. The tomatoes-onion mixture should have reduced to a sauce consistency now. You can use a hand blender to puree the mixture. Or leave the small bits of tomatoes and onions as they are.
  25. Add the meatballs to the tomato sauce and let the meatballs warm through.
  26. Garnish with more chopped parsley.

 

Step by step:


1. Start by making the tomato sauce.Finely chop 1 onion.Peel 600g of tomatoes with a serrated peeler. Chop the peeled tomatoes into small pieces.

2. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a sauce pan.

3. Add the chopped onions.

4. Add a pinch of Pimenton de la Vera (Dulce), which is Spanish smoked sweet paprika. I used 1/4 teaspoon.

5. Add more if you prefer the sauce to be spicy.

6. Add the chopped tomatoes to the onions mixture and stir well to combine.

7. Add 1 fresh bay leaf. I used 2 dried pieces here because I couldnt find fresh ones.

8. Add 1 teaspoon of sugar andd salt and pepper to taste. I added 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of ground black pepper. Adjust seasoning to taste.Cover the sauce pan and reduce the heat to a medium-low and let the tomato mixture simmer gently till it reduces to a sauce like consistency.In the meantime, make the meatballs by adding 1/2 an onion to a food processor.

9. Add 2 cloves of garlic. I used 1 tablespoon of minced garlic. Process till the onions and garlic are finely chopped.Sweat the onion-garlic mixture in a frying pan with some olive oil. I just realised that I had missed this step. The meatballs still tasted great.

10. Add the onion-garlic mixture to 500g ground beef in a mixing bowl.Slice off the crust of 4 slices of white bread.

11. Cut the soft white bread into small cubes of 1cm all round.

12. Add the chopped bread to the beef mixture.

13. Add 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley. Use Italian flat parsley where possible. I couldnt find any, so I used English parsley.

14. Add 1 large egg.

15. Add salt and pepper to taste. I used approximately 1/4 teaspoon of salt and a pinch of black pepper.

16. Mix well to combine.Shape the meat mixture into balls that are slightly bigger than the size of a golf ball size.

17. Roll the meat tightly to form meatballs.

18. Add 3/4 cup of olive oil to frying pan. The layer of oil should be approximately 3/4cm in the pan.

19. Put the pan on medium-high heat and add the meatballs to the oil. Gently roll them around in the oil to brown all surfaces and ensure even cooking.When the meatballs are a deep golden brown, remove them from the frying pan and set aside.The tomatoes-onion mixture should have reduced to a sauce consistency now. You can use a hand blender to puree the mixture. Or leave the small bits of tomatoes and onions as they are.

20. Add the meatballs to the tomato sauce and let the meatballs warm through.

21. Garnish with more chopped parsley.


Nutrition Information:

Quickview
126k Calories
5g Protein
7g Total Fat
9g Carbs
2% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
126k
6%

Fat
7g
12%

  Saturated Fat
2g
14%

Carbohydrates
9g
3%

  Sugar
3g
4%

Cholesterol
25mg
8%

Sodium
241mg
10%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
5g
11%

Vitamin C
9mg
11%

Vitamin K
11µg
11%

Vitamin B6
0.18mg
9%

Vitamin B12
0.51µg
8%

Selenium
5µg
8%

Zinc
1mg
8%

Manganese
0.15mg
7%

Vitamin B3
1mg
7%

Phosphorus
70mg
7%

Potassium
231mg
7%

Folate
24µg
6%

Fiber
1g
6%

Vitamin A
300IU
6%

Vitamin B1
0.08mg
5%

Iron
0.92mg
5%

Vitamin B2
0.08mg
5%

Vitamin E
0.67mg
4%

Magnesium
14mg
4%

Calcium
36mg
4%

Copper
0.06mg
3%

Vitamin B5
0.28mg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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