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Veal Meat Balls with Tomato Sauce and Fresh Mint
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 2 hours
Degree of Difficulty: Easy
Serves 4-6
Ingredients
1½ lb Ground Veal 750g
1 finely chopped onion
3 finely chopped garlic cloves
3 slices of white bread, no crusts
½ cup 2% milk 125ml
4 teaspoons freshly chopped mint 20ml
to taste: salt and pepper
Directions
Mix Ground Veal well with finely chopped onion and minced garlic.
Soak bread slices in milk and add to mixture.
Season with salt and pepper, add finely chopped fresh mint.
Shape into 12 meatballs.
Tomato Sauce:
2 tablespoons olive oil 30ml
1 chopped small onion
2 chopped garlic cloves
1 can (28oz) (840g) crushed tomatoes
1 teaspoon sugar 5ml
2 tablespoons fresh chopped Basil 30ml
2 tablespoons fresh chopped Mint 30ml
Directions
Using a large pan, sauté the onion and garlic in the olive oil for 5-7 minutes.
Add the crushed tomatoes, sugar, basil and mint, salt and pepper.
Bring to a boil and simmer: add uncooked veal meat balls.
Cook covered about 2 hours.
Stir occasionally.
Serve with noodles or fettuccine
Recipe Source (Vividly Veal Recipe Card)
