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Tomato meat balls
Meat balls in a tasty tomato sauce with herbs and white wine.
229 K 5.0/5 (28 reviews)
30 min.
Easy
4.25 €
4 people
11 IngredientsLast modified on: February 28th 2012
2 
2 tablespoons 
1 sprig 
1 sprig 
1 sprig 
1 
1 glass 
20 
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 10 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 30 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.
Wash 2 tomatoes, discard hard part and cut in 4.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 2 min.
Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a pan over medium heat.
When oil is hot, add 1 sprig thyme, 1 sprig parsley, 1 sprig rosemary and 1 garlic clove, salt, pepper and cook while stirring for 1 minute.
When oil is hot, add 1 sprig thyme, 1 sprig parsley, 1 sprig rosemary and 1 garlic clove, salt, pepper and cook while stirring for 1 minute.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 10 min.
Add tomatoes, stir briefly and cover.
Cover and leave to cook for about 10 minutes on low heat.
Cover and leave to cook for about 10 minutes on low heat.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 min.
After this, remove and discard tomato skins, herbs and garlic.
Add 1 glass dry white wine, mix well and check seasoning, then leave on low heat.
Add 1 glass dry white wine, mix well and check seasoning, then leave on low heat.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.
As soon as they are well browned, pour in tomato sauce and mix well.
Remarks
For a quicker recipe, leave out herbs and use olive oil with herbs instead of plain olive oil.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 50 RDI=20 % | 30 RDI=3 % | 180 RDI=30 % | 1,900 RDI=100 % | 7,960 RDI: 100 % |
| Per 100 g | 6 RDI=3 % | 3 RDI=0 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 250 RDI=10 % | 1,030 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 10 RDI=5 % | 7 RDI=1 % | 40 RDI=7 % | 480 RDI=20 % | 1,990 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 4.25 €
- Per person : 1.10 €
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