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Tomato meat balls

Tomato meat balls
Meat balls in a tasty tomato sauce with herbs and white wine.
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duree30 min. difficultéEasy prix4.25 € pour combien4 people ingredients11 Ingredients
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Last modified on: February 28th 2012
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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.
Tomato meat balls
Wash 2 tomatoes, discard hard part and cut in 4.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Tomato meat balls
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.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Tomato meat balls
Add tomatoes, stir briefly and cover.

Cover and leave to cook for about 10 minutes on low heat.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Tomato meat balls
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.
Stage 5 - 10 min.
Tomato meat balls
Meanwhile, cook 20 meatballs in 2 tablespoons olive oil.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Tomato meat balls
As soon as they are well browned, pour in tomato sauce and mix well.
Stage 7
Tomato meat balls
Serve as it is, or with some white rice or pilaf.
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 recipe50 RDI=10 %30 RDI=2 %180 RDI=20 %1,900 RDI=70 %7,960 RDI: 70 %
Per 100 g6 RDI=2 %3 RDI=0 %20 RDI=3 %250 RDI=9 %1,030 RDI: 9 %
Per person10 RDI=4 %7 RDI=1 %40 RDI=5 %480 RDI=20 %1,990 RDI: 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,700 k-calories (or 11,300 k-joules) per day for a man Change to a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: Sulfites, egg, Gluten, Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 4.25 €
  • Per person : 1.10 €

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