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Pork & Veal Meatballs With A Rich Tomato Sauce

Pork Veal Meatballs With A Rich Tomato Sauce Recipe
The Great Australian Kitchen recipe collection complete with Vegemite and Peanut Butter recipes
Recipe By: 
The Great Australian Kitchen
Prep Time: 
20 mins
Cook Time: 
45 mins
Serves: 
24

Pork & Veal Meatballs With A Rich Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

  • 500g pork and veal mince
  • 125g PHILADELPHIA Block Cream Cheese, softened
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • 1 spring onion, finely chopped
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 2 tablespoons VEGEMITE
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 750g Italian tomato pasta sauce
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped red capsicum
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • Fresh parsley, for sprinkling
  • Crusty bread, for serving


Method

  1. COMBINE the mince, PHILLY, parsley, spring onion, seasonings and half the VEGEMITE in a large bowl and mix until ingredients are well combined. Form into 24 meatballs
  2. HEAT the oil in a large heavy based non-stick frypan and cook meatballs until browned well. Remove and set aside
  3. USING the same frypan saute onion in the remaining oil for 1 minute. Add the garlic and tomato paste and cook for a further 1 minute
  4. ADD pasta sauce, capsicum, sugar and remaining VEGEMITE and bring to the boil
  5. ADD meatballs and cooking juices and bring to the boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove lid and cook a further 5 minutes
  6. SERVE sprinkled with parsley and crusty bread to mop up delicious meat sauce


Tips & Hints

  1. When making meatballs, always combine mince ingredients well with hands. This technique will always yield soft fluffy meatballs.