Mini meatballs in thick tomato sauce and spaghetti

Mini meatballs in thick tomato sauce and spaghetti

Ingredients for the meat balls:
500 grams spaghetti
500 grams beef minced meat
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 slices of stale bread without the outer hard part
1 cup grated parmesan
1/2 cup fresh milk
1 egg
4 tbsps parsley, finely chopped
Salt
Pepper

Ingredients for the thick sauce:
1/3 cup olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 clover of garlic
600 grams tomatoes, cut in small cubes
1 tbs[ basil, finely chopped
1 tsp dry thyme
1 tbsp sugar
Salt
Pepper

Preparation:
First, we prepare the sauce for the meatballs as follows: We heat the olive oil and sautee the onion for 2 minutes. We add the garlic and sautee for 2 more minutes. We add the tomatoes, the sugar, 1 cup water and we let the sauce boil in low heat for 10 minutes. In a bowl, we put the milk and soak the bread for 10 minutes. We squeeze it to let the liquid go and we trim it in a basin. We add all the rest of the ingredients, minced meat, onion, egg, cheese, parsley, salt and pepper. We knead all the ingredients well. We make meatballs as small as possible and, without frying them, we add in the sauce that has already boiled for 10 minutes. We add the basil and the thyme and we taste if sauce needs more salt and pepper. We put the lid and let the thick sauce boil with the meatballs for another 15 minutes. Meanwhile, we have boiled the spaghetti in salted water as per the instructions. 2 minutes before the end of the boiling, we drain them and add them in the sauce with the meatballs. We let all boil on strong heat for 2 minutes with the pot uncovered. We serve immediately in spaghetti plates and grate cheese.

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