Meat balls in sauce

Nyambura Mukururi
Nyambura Mukururi @cook_9946662
Nairobi

My meatballs always disintegrate in the sauce until chef Brian taught me how to cook meatballs the right way

Meat balls in sauce

My meatballs always disintegrate in the sauce until chef Brian taught me how to cook meatballs the right way

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Ingredients

8 servings
  1. 1/4 Kgminced meat
  2. 1Onion
  3. 1Spring onion
  4. to tasteSalt
  5. 4 tbsbreadcrumbs
  6. 2Eggs
  7. Sauce
  8. 2Tomatoes
  9. 1 Tbstomato paste
  10. 1Onion
  11. 1 Clovegarlic
  12. 1Bay leaf optional
  13. 1Garlic
  14. For thickening 2 Tbs cornflour or 2 tbs royco
  15. I tbs mixed herbs
  16. 2 Tbssugar

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    For the meat balls cut the onions,spring onion,n dhania and fry in alittle oil till tender but not brown

  2. 2

    Add to the minced meat add the 2 tbs breadcrumbs,egg and salt and knead in all ingredients

  3. 3

    See my recipe on homemade breadcrumbs to see how to make them from bread

  4. 4

    Scoop with a tablespoon and first flatten on your palm

  5. 5

    Then form into a ball with your other palm this ensures it has no seams hence doesnt disintegrate

  6. 6

    Form eight ball and put them to set in the fridge for 10 minutes as you work on the sauce

  7. 7

    You can fry them like that but i like to egg wash

  8. 8

    Then coat in breadcrumbs it add crunchiness

  9. 9

    Fry in hot oil till both sides brown n put on paper towel to drain excess oil

  10. 10

    You can serve like this or in sauce

  11. 11

    For the sauce

  12. 12

    Fry the onion and garlic till brown

  13. 13

    Add grated tomatoes and tomato paste and cook for 3 mins

  14. 14

    Add two cups water and the bayleaf and dilute the cornflour in alittle water to thicken the sauce.season with salt

  15. 15

    Add the meatballs and sugar cook for 5 minutes and serve

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