Ingredients:
For the meatballs:
1-2 slices of bread
100g unsmoked bacon
3 sprigs of parsley
500g lean beef steak mince
1 egg
1 tbsp olive oil
For the sauce:
1 medium red onion
1 tbsp olive oil
1 red pepper, chopped
4-5 mushrooms, chopped
500g tomato passata
1 beef stock cube
4-5 basil leaves
2-3 flakes of garlic, chopped
350g Spaghetti
grated Parmesan for garnish.
Salt & Pepper for garnish
Method:
1. Whizz the bread and bacon in a processor or hand blender. Add parsley, whizz for few seconds. In a bowl mix this with mince and egg. Season with salt & pepper.
2. Shape into 16 meatballs. In a pan heat the oil and fry the meatballs until browned on all sides
3. To make the sauce, in a pan heat the oil, fry garlic and onions. Saute for few minutes and then add the red pepper and mushrooms, cook for few minutes.
4. Add the passata, stock cube and chopped basil. Add 200 ml of water and bring to boil.Simmer on slow fire.
5. Cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water until al dante. Drain and sprinkle little olive oil
6. Add the sauce to the spaghetti and mix well.
7. Sprinkle grated Parmesan before serving. Season as required.
Tips:
If you need a bit of spice you can add a dry red chilli.
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