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My Top Secret Spicy Meatballs With Spaghetti Recipe
Eleanor Craig
These Spicy Meatballs With Spaghetti is one of the top-secret recipes that I will be sharing with you, exclusively, my readers.
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Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
25
minutes
mins
Total Time
30
minutes
mins
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Italian
Servings
2
people
Calories
568
kcal
Ingredients
US Customary
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TO MAKE THE MEATBALLS:
500
grams
ground beef (minced beef)
1
medium
onion powder
-
finely chopped
1
clove
garlic
-
finely chopped
1
medium
red chili (red chilli in British English)
-
finely chopped
1
tablespoon
Italian herbs (oregano, rosemary, thyme, and sometimes basil and parsley)
1
medium
egg
1
slice
bread
-
toasted, crumbled
1
dash
red wine vinegar
1
splash
Worcestershire sauce
1
teaspoon
ground black pepper
1
teaspoon
salt
1
teaspoon
paprika
1
teaspoon
chili powder (chilli powder in British English)
-
to adjust the spiciness to your taste
TO MAKE THE SAUCE:
1
medium
onion
-
sliced
1
clove
garlic
-
chopped
1
medium
red chilli
-
de-seeded and fine-chopped
1
tin
tomato
-
chopped
1
slug
passata or crushed tomatoes (tomato puree with seeds removed)
1
sprig
rosemary
1
handful
basil
-
fresh leaves, chopped
1
teaspoon
ground black pepper
1
teaspoon
salt
Instructions
TO MAKE THE MEATBALLS:
In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients.
Using your hands, squash and squidge the ingredients together very thoroughly.
Make little meatballs – smaller than a golf ball, bigger than a marble. Put these on a plate and refrigerate if you have time.
Heat a little vegetable oil in a pan. When the oil is hot, add the meatballs and cook thoroughly.
Once done, put aside on a plate.
TO MAKE THE SAUCE:
In the pan where you browned the meatballs, add and saute your chopped onions and garlic.
Next, add your chopped tomatoes, chopped chilli, a sprig of rosemary, and tomato passata. Allow this all to simmer for a while.
Once the sauce simmered, add the meatballs. Simmer for a few minutes, stirring carefully. Add the chopped basil.
Serve on top of beautifully al dente spaghetti and garnish with cheese and fresh basil. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories:
568
kcal
Carbohydrates:
21
g
Protein:
56
g
Fat:
28
g
Saturated Fat:
11
g
Polyunsaturated Fat:
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat:
12
g
Trans Fat:
2
g
Cholesterol:
244
mg
Sodium:
2613
mg
Potassium:
1184
mg
Fiber:
4
g
Sugar:
6
g
Vitamin A:
1037
IU
Vitamin C:
73
mg
Calcium:
151
mg
Iron:
8
mg
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