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Recipe: Back to basics spaghetti and meatballs

Claire Murrihy by Claire Murrihy
June 21, 2023
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meatballs

This brilliant recipe from Donal Skehan is a handy midweek meal that’s guaranteed to keep both kids and adults happy

Ingredients:

500g beef mince

100g streaky bacon, finely chopped

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4 cloves garlic, 2 crushed, 2 finely chopped

40g fresh white breadcrumbs

1 medium free range egg

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40g parmesan, finely grated, plus extra to serve

30g flat leaf parsley, chopped

500g pack spaghetti

2 tbsp olive oil

1 onion, finely chopped

680g jar passata 

1 tsp red wine vinegar

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Sea salt & freshly ground black pepper

Method:

  • In a bowl, mix together the mince, bacon, crushed garlic, breadcrumbs, egg, parmesan and half the parsley. Season well and then shape into 28 small meatballs.
  • Cook the pasta in boiling salted water for 10-12 minutes. Drain, reserving a good couple of ladles of cooking water.
  • Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium high heat and brown the meatballs all over and remove to a plate. Add the onion to the pan and cook gently for 5 minutes then add the sliced garlic and cook for a minute more.
  • Add the passata and season well and bubble for 5 minutes then add back in the meatballs and cook for 15 minutes adding in some of the cooking water and the vinegar for the final 5 minutes.
  • Serve the spaghetti with the meatballs and sauce and scatter with the remaining parsley and some extra parmesan.

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