Meatballs in Tomato Sauce - Great with Pasta

Name: Meatballs in Tomato Sauce - Great with Pasta
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 small Eggplant (slim Japanese type); 1/2 large Onion; 1 clove Garlic; 20 Green beans (frozen are fine); 300 grams Ground pork; 1 tsp ◎ Soy sauce; 2 tsp ◎ Sake; 1 ◎ Salt and pepper; 2 tsp ◎ Sesame oil; 2 tbsp Olive oil; 1 ※ Red chili peppers; 1/2 tsp □ Soy sauce; 1 can Canned cut tomatoes; 2 tsp △ Soup stock granules; 2 tbsp △ Ketchup; 2 tbsp △ Japanese Worcestershire-style sauce; 2 tbsp △ Milk; 1 to 2 tablespoons △ Honey; 1 dash △ Salt and pepper; 1 tsp △ Instant coffee; 1 leaf △ Bay leaf (optional)

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This is the meatball variation of our family's standard recipe for simmered hamburger steaks. I got the idea from a cookbook I looked at a very long time ago! My family all love this.

To prevent the meatballs from falling apart...
In Step 3, drop the meat mixture into the bowl from a height several times to eliminate air bubbles.
In Step 4, brown the meatballs over high heat. If you are serving this to small children, omit the red chili peppers. For 4 servings. Recipe by Chisora

This is the meatball variation of our family's standard recipe for simmered hamburger steaks. I got the idea from a cookbook I looked at a very long time ago! My family all love this.

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

This is the meatball variation of our family's standard recipe for simmered hamburger steaks. I got the idea from a cookbook I looked at a very long time ago! My family all love this.

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Ingredients

4 servings

2 smallEggplant (slim Japanese type)
1/2 largeOnion
1 cloveGarlic
20Green beans (frozen are fine)
300 gramsGround pork
1 tsp◎ Soy sauce
2 tsp◎ Sake
1◎ Salt and pepper
2 tsp◎ Sesame oil
2 tbspOlive oil
1※ Red chili peppers
1/2 tsp□ Soy sauce
For the tomato sauce:
1 canCanned cut tomatoes
2 tsp△ Soup stock granules
2 tbsp△ Ketchup
2 tbsp△ Japanese Worcestershire-style sauce
2 tbsp△ Milk
1to 2 tablespoons △ Honey
1 dash△ Salt and pepper
1 tsp△ Instant coffee
1leaf △ Bay leaf (optional)

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Steps

1

Slice the eggplants and soak in water to get rid of the bitterness.
2

Mince the onion and garlic. Cut the green beans in half.
3

In a bowl, mix the ground pork, chopped onion and ◎ ingredients and knead well. Divide into about 16 portions (make the portions small) and roll into balls.
4

Heat olive oil, chopped garlic, and red chili pepper in a deep pan. Add the meatballs and fry them while rolling them around over high heat.
5

When the meatballs have browned...
6

Add the drained eggplant slices from Step 1 and fry (until the eggplant has absorbed the oil and become limp).
7

Add the canned tomatoes...
8

Add the △ ingredients.
9

When the sauce is bubbly, add the green beans. Simmer over medium low heat until the sauce has thickened.
10

Drizzle on the □ soy sauce and toss lightly to finish. Serve and enjoy.