Albondigas Con Salsa De Tomate (Spanish Style Meatballs)

LatinaAtHeart's Note:

These Spanish style meatballs with tomato sauce are fabulous....can't remember where I got this recipe.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Meatballs

• 1 lb ground beef
• 8 scallions , thinly sliced
• 4 garlic cloves , finely chopped
• 4 tablespoons parmesan cheese , freshly grated
• 4 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
• salt and pepper (plenty or to taste)

Sauce

• 3 tomatoes , chopped
• 4 tablespoons white wine (or red)
• 4 teaspoons fresh rosemary , chopped
• 2 pinches sugar
• salt
• pepper

Directions:

1. Combine meatball ingredients in a bowl.
2. Shape mixture into balls.
3. Cook in 2 tbspns olive oil, turning frequently.
4. Add sauce ingredients to pan.
5. Cover and cook gently, about 15 minutes; until tomatoes are pulpy and meatballs are cooked through.

Reviews

[hedgiehog]

Great recipe, thanks for posting! I used ground pork because that's what I had defrosted and instead of fresh tomatoes I used one tin of diced tomatoes with liquid. Alternatively, I could have used one tin of Spanish style tomato sauce and substituted the cilantro for the rosemary.
I served it over white rice with some steamed vegetables on the side. My family loved it!

Thanks again!

[Queen Dana]

This dish had great flavor and I added just a little bit of smoked spanish style paprika to my meatball mixture. My ground beef was a little too lean and next time I will add an egg to the meatball mixture to help them stay together. The sauce was very chunky and I used red instead of white wine. Thanks for the recipe.