Baked Meatballs

Name: Baked Meatballs
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 Portions
Ingredients: 500g ground beef; 1 egg; 40g breadcrumbs; 100ml warm milk; 1tsp Garlic Granules; 1tsp Parsley, Chopped; 0.5tsp Himalayan Salt; 0.25tsp Pepper Black, Whole; 2tbsp olive oil; 400g chopped tomatoes; 1tsp sugar; 0.5tsp Himalayan Salt; 0.5tsp Organic Garlic Granules; 1tsp Organic Oregano, Crushed; 70g mozzarella; Fresh parsley, for garnish

40—45 Min

Himalayan Salt

Mmmh, look at those juicy oven-baked beef meatballs! Cooked in a rich tomato sauce and finished with melted mozzarella they make for a comforting, family-friendly meal.

Ingredients 6 Portions

500 gground beef 
1 egg
40 gbreadcrumbs
100 mlwarm milk 
1 tspGarlic Granules
1 tspParsley, Chopped
0.5 tspHimalayan Salt
0.25 tspPepper Black, Whole
For the sauce 
- 2 tbspolive oil 
- 400 gchopped tomatoes 
- 1 tspsugar
- 0.5 tspHimalayan Salt
- 0.5 tspOrganic Garlic Granules
- 1 tspOrganic Oregano, Crushed
- 70 gmozzarella
- Fresh parsley, for garnish

Preparation

1
In a small bowl, combine the breadcrumbs and milk, mix and leave for 5 minutes. In a large bowl, add the ground beef, egg, soaked breadcrumbs, parsley, garlic, salt and pepper. Mix well with your hands until fully combined. Shape into golf-ball-sized meatballs (about 15 pieces).
2
Preheat the oven to 200°C. In a baking dish, mix the olive oil, tomatoes, sugar, salt, garlic and oregano. Arrange the meatballs on top of the sauce (they don’t need to be fully submerged).
3
Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, grate the mozzarella over the top and return to the oven for 3 minutes, until melted. Serve warm, sprinkled with parsley.