Pasta with meatballs: an easy “grandma” dish, remember that

Pasta with meatballs, a dish that is the emblem of family lunch, just like in the days when you missed your “grandmothers”…

A traditional Italian recipe: “Pasta with Meatballs”, a classic Sunday lunch.

Recipe for 2 people.

Classic (no restrictions)

Preparation: 01:00

Interval: 00:00

TOOLS

1 cutting board(s), 2 pan(s), 1 grater (optional), 1 bowl(s), 1 auxiliary bowl or plate, 1 non-stick pan(es), 1 kettle, 1 colander

EQUIPMENT

conventional + processor (optional)

METERS

cup = 240 ml, spoon = 15 ml, teaspoon = 10 ml, teaspoon = 5 ml

Pasta (tagliatelle) Ingredients:

– 125 g of tagliatelle

– Salt to taste

Ingredients for the meatballs

– 350 g of minced meat

– 3 1/2 tablespoons breadcrumbs or enough to cover.

– 3 tablespoons of grated onion

– 2 small cloves of garlic, chopped.

– 3 tablespoons of grated parmesan

– 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

– Salt to taste

– pepper to taste

– olive oil to taste (to brown the meatballs)

Tomato Sauce Ingredients (puréed):

– 340 g of unsweetened tomato puree (1 glass = 680 g

-120 ml of water

– olive oil to taste

– 1/2 onion(s), chopped

– 1 clove(s) of garlic, minced

– Salt to taste

– pepper to taste

– sugar to taste to eliminate the acidity of the sauce (optional)

Ingredients to accompany

– parmesan to taste, grated

PREPARATION:

1. Start by preparing the tomato sauce (see preparation).
2. Set aside the other ingredients and utensils for the recipe.
3. Boil a saucepan of water to control, if necessary, the density of the tomato sauce while cooking the meatballs.
4. Peel the onion for the meatballs and grate it.
5. Peel the garlic for the meatballs and mince it.
6. Wash and dry the parsley for the meatballs and chop it.
7. If you don’t buy it already grated, grate the parmesan on the fine part of the grater.

PREPARATION:

Tomato sauce (do this step before continuing the pre-preparation):

1. Wash and peel the onion and garlic and chop them.
2. Wash the blonde.
3. In a large pan (to which you can then add the meatballs and pasta), over a high heat, brown the onion and garlic in the oil, without letting them brown.
4. Add the bay leaves and sauté for another 1 minute.
5. Add the tomato puree and water and season with salt and pepper.
6. When it boils, reduce the heat and cook for 20 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
7. Continue pre-preparation (step 2).

Meatballs:

1. In a bowl, combine the minced meat, grated onion, chopped garlic and parsley and mix well.
2. Add the parmesan and season with salt and pepper.
3. Add the breadcrumbs little by little and mix until you obtain a smooth mixture.
4. Using a dessert spoon as a measure, divide the meat, form into balls (there should be 7 per portion, weighing approximately 25g each) and set aside on a serving plate.

Beef Meatballs – Grilled:

1. Heat a non-stick pan over a high heat and when it is hot, add a drizzle of oil, just enough so that the meatballs do not stick.
2. Lower the heat to medium temperature, arrange the meatballs without overlapping them, one next to the other and grill them on one side first.
3. Turn so that they are golden on all sides: they do not need to be cooked on the inside, just that they are grilled and golden.
4. Turn off the heat, remove the meatballs and set them aside.

Meatballs – Cooking:

1. When the tomato sauce is cooked, season with salt and pepper. If necessary, add sugar to eliminate the acidity and remove the bay leaves.
2. If the sauce is too thick, add a little boiling water: the sauce must not be thick to cook the meatballs.
3. Dip the meatballs in the sauce and cook over medium/low heat for about 15-20 minutes, or until the meat is cooked.
4. Check the density of the sauce, adding, if necessary, a little more boiling water, so that the sauce is thick at the end of cooking.
5. Season with salt and pepper.

Dough – Cooking:

1. While the meatballs are cooking, bring a pan of water to the boil.
2. When the water boils, add the salt and pasta.
3. Lower the heat to medium and cook for the time indicated on the package.
4. Drain.

Pasta with meatballs:

1. Place the pasta in the sauce and mix until well combined.

FINALIZATION AND ASSEMBLY:

1. Download the pasta with meatballs on a serving plate or, if you prefer, distribute it directly onto the plates.
2. Arrange the meatballs on top.
3. Accompany with grated parmesan.

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