Sue's Salento Meatballs

Alli W

Salento style meatballs

 500 g minced beef ( or beef/pork)

 100 g finely grated cheese - a mix Parmesan and pecorino is the best - something tasty

 2 eggs - beaten

 ½ glass red wine - you can omit this if necessary but it makes a difference

 Finely chopped parsley

 100 g stale bread

 1 glass milk

 1 clove garlic, minced

 salt

 pepper

subheading: Directions:

Soak the bread in the milk, then squeeze it well and break it up into crumbs.

Put the minced meat in a large mixing bowl, make a well in the centre and add the beaten eggs, the chopped parsley, the grated cheese, the bread, ½ teaspoon of salt ( less if the cheese is also salty), the garlic and the pepper.

Mix everything together well ( I use my hands!). If the mixture is a little too soft, add some breadcrumbs.

Make walnut sized balls and roll them around in the red wine, place them on a plate, cover them with cling film and put them in the fridge for a couple of hours ( or not if you don’t have time!)

Drop them gently into your tomato sauce - 5 mins HP

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