Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, spaghetti and meatballs. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Spaghetti and Meatballs is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Spaghetti and Meatballs is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook spaghetti and meatballs using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Spaghetti and Meatballs:
Make ready shallot
Make ready garlic
Prepare lean ground beef
Prepare large egg
Get ground oregano
Prepare ground basil
Get white or whole wheat bread
Take sea salt
Make ready medium onion, chopped
Make ready red pepper flakes
Make ready tomato paste
Take large (28 oz) can whole tomatoes
Make ready sugar
Make ready dry spaghetti noodles
Make ready large handful fresh basil, roughly chopped
Get large handful fresh Italian parsley, roughly chopped
Steps to make Spaghetti and Meatballs:
Pulse the shallot and 3 cloves garlic in a food processor until they're finely minced. Add them to a large mixing bowl along with the beef, egg, ground oregano and ground basil.
Dip 2 slices of bread in cold water. Squeeze the water out and crumble the wet bread into the meat mixture. Rip the third slice of bread into small pieces and add it too. Add 1 tsp salt and several grinds of black pepper, then knead everything together until well-combined.
Put a large pan on medium-high heat. Use your hands to form balls from the meat mixture, about 1 1/2 inch in diameter. You should end up with about 12 meatballs. Add a splash of veg oil to the pan and brown the meatballs evenly. It should take around 5 to 7 minutes.
Remove the meatballs and set them aside. Clean any burned bits and excess oil from the pan, then add a fresh splash of veg oil, the onions and pepper flakes. Fry until the onions soften, about 1or 2 minutes. Cut the remaining 3 cloves of garlic into thin slivers and add them to the pan. Continue frying another 1 minute.
Stir the tomato paste into the pan. Let cook 2 to 3 minutes then add 1 cup water. Add the can of whole tomatoes, juice and all. Crush the tomatoes by hand as you drop them in. Stir in the sugar. Return the meatballs to the pan. Cover and turn the heat down to medium-low. Simmer for 5 minutes, remembering to gently turn the meatballs over every so often. Check the seasoning and add extra salt and pepper to taste.
While the sauce continues simmering, cook the spaghetti according to the package instructions. When the noodles are almost cooked, add the basil and parsley to the sauce. Toss the noodles with the sauce and top with plenty of freshly grated parmesan cheese when serving.
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