- Serves: 68
- Preparation: 1 hour
- Cooks In: 1 hour 35 minutes
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Ingredients
Method
Mix together all the meatball ingredients, season with salt and pepper. Roll into balls and put on a tray. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
Sauce: Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and nutmeg and sauté 5-8 minutes until soft. Add red wine to deglaze the pan and once bubbling, add tomatoes and cook 20-30 minutes until sauce has thickened and tomatoes softened. Pour in chicken stock and bring to the boil. Simmer 10 minutes or until desired sauce consistency is reached. Remove from the heat, add basil and season to taste.
Preheat oven 200°C/180°C fan forced. Ladle sauce into an ovenproof dish. Add the meatballs, poking them into the sauce but leaving approx 1 cm of meat exposed. Transfer to oven, bake for 45 minutes or until cooked through.
Serve topped with extra parmesan and basil leaves. Serve with wet polenta or pasta and a salad.
Ingredients
Directions
Mix together all the meatball ingredients, season with salt and pepper. Roll into balls and put on a tray. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
Sauce: Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and nutmeg and sauté 5-8 minutes until soft. Add red wine to deglaze the pan and once bubbling, add tomatoes and cook 20-30 minutes until sauce has thickened and tomatoes softened. Pour in chicken stock and bring to the boil. Simmer 10 minutes or until desired sauce consistency is reached. Remove from the heat, add basil and season to taste.
Preheat oven 200°C/180°C fan forced. Ladle sauce into an ovenproof dish. Add the meatballs, poking them into the sauce but leaving approx 1 cm of meat exposed. Transfer to oven, bake for 45 minutes or until cooked through.
Serve topped with extra parmesan and basil leaves. Serve with wet polenta or pasta and a salad.
