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Italian meatballs with sweet tomato sauce

Classic Italian pork and veal meatballs in a slow-cooked tomato sauce - with some in the freezer, you can take whatever life throws at you
$15.00
$15.00
$30.00
$30.00
GST included.

Small: 520g- serves 2 with accompaniments

Large: 1060g- serves 4 with accompaniments

Prep, Cook and Serve

Small: DEFROSTED: Pierce the film several times and microwave for 3 minutes, stir gently then heat for a further 1-2 minutes. Alternatively, empty into a saucepan or fry pan and simmer gently till piping hot. FROZEN: Pierce the film and microwave for 4 minutes, stir gently and heat for a further 2-3 minutes or until piping hot. Serve with pasta, crusty bread, mashed potato or a green salad. Microwaves vary, please adjust heating times if necessary.

Large: DEFROSTED: Pierce the film several times and microwave for 5 minutes, stir gently then heat for a further 2-3 minutes. Alternatively, empty into a saucepan or fry pan and simmer gently till piping hot. FROZEN: Pierce the film and microwave for 9 minutes, stir gently and heat for a further 2-3 minutes or until piping hot. Serve with pasta, crusty bread, mashed potato or a green salad. Microwaves vary, please adjust heating times if necessary.

How We Make It

To make our meatballs, we use a classic Italian blend of pork and veal mix, perked up with flavourings like lemon zest, parsley, thyme and garlic and onion. A bit of ricotta in the mixture keeps them soft and we use egg but no breadcrumbs to bind. After hand-rolling them, we roast them in the oven to keep things lean, then simmer them in a sweet, slow-cooked tomato sauce.

Ingredients

Meatballs (pork and veal mince, onion, ricotta cheese (milk, whey, acetic acid), free range eggs, parsley, garlic, salt, thyme, lemon zest, nutmeg, olive oil), tomato sauce (crushed tomatoes (tomato puree, citric acid), onion, garlic, basil, olive oil, salt, bay leaves)

Allergens

Contains:

Eggs, milk

May contain traces of:

Tree nuts, sulphites, gluten, wheat, crustaceans, fish, lupin, molluscs, peanuts, sesame, soy

Goes With

Serve with pasta, polenta or gnocchi, some basil or parsley and lashings of grated Parmesan. LOW CARB OPTION: Serve over a big pile of salad or spiralized zucchini. We like to toss our zucchini noodles in a frying pan with olive oil and salt - lots of recipes call for blanching them but we find that it makes them sad and soggy.

Nutritional Information

 
Energy (kJ)
Protein (g)
Fat Total (g)
Saturated Fat (g)
Carbohydrate (g)
Sugars (g)
Sodium (mg)
Per 100g
445
11.4
5.1
2.3
4.8
2.9
484
Per Serving (260g)
1157
29.6
13.1
6.0
12.6
7.6
1259