Spaghetti with meatballs
Directions
- 1Slice the bread.
- 2Tear the slices into smaller pieces and put them in a bowl.
- 3Pour fresh milk over the bread and let it soak.
- 4Put the minced meat in a separate bowl.
- 5Add Parmigiano cheese to the meat.
- 6Grate garlic over the meat mixture.
- 7Chop some parsley.
- 8Add the chopped parsley to the meat mixture.
- 9Squeeze the milk from the bread and add the bread to the meat mixture.
- 10Add salt and black pepper to the mixture.
- 11Mix all ingredients together with your hands.
- 12Break an egg, whisk it, and add half of it to the meat mixture.
- 13Mix again until well combined.
- 14Roll the mixture into very small meatballs.
- 15Chop the onion.
- 16Pour olive oil into a pot and add the chopped onion.
- 17Use a food mill to process the peeled tomatoes into a sauce.
- 18Add the tomato sauce to the pot with the onion and olive oil.
- 19Cook the sauce for 20 minutes, adding salt and black pepper to taste.
- 20Fry the meatballs in olive oil until browned.
- 21Once browned, transfer the meatballs to the tomato sauce.
- 22Cook the spaghetti in boiling water.
- 23Pour the tomato sauce (without the meatballs) into a pan.
- 24Transfer the cooked spaghetti into the pan with the sauce and mix thoroughly.
- 25Turn off the heat.
- 26Grate Parmigiano and Pecorino cheese over the spaghetti.
- 27Mix well.
- 28Serve the spaghetti on a plate.
- 29Top with meatballs and additional grated cheese.
Ingredients
- bread
- fresh milk
- minced meat
- Parmigiano cheese
- garlic
- parsley
- salt
- black pepper
- 1 egg
- onion
- olive oil
- canned peeled tomatoes
- spaghetti
- Pecorino cheese
Equipment
bowlknifegraterfood millpotpanslotted spoontongsfork
Tips
- The secret is in the bread.
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