Recipe: Baked Three Cheese Meatballs

Meatballs:

• 450 g minced beef
• 4 good quality pork sausages skins removed
• 1 onion peeled and finely chopped
• 1 small egg
• 3 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
• 3 tbsp panko breadcrumbs
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Sauce:

• 2 garlic cloves peeled and minced
• 2 tbsp tomato puree
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 680 ml passata
• 1 tsp light brown sugar
• Pinch of salt and pepper
• 75 g mozarella cheese, grated
• 100 g cheddar cheese, grated
• 30 g grated parmesan cheese

To Serve:

• Cooked spaghetti
• Small bunch fresh parsley, roughly chopped

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Preheat the oven to CircoTherm® 190°C. Place the minced beef, sausage meat, onion, egg, parmesan, breadcrumbs, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper into a large bowl. Mix together using your hands, until combined.

Form the mixture into walnut-sized meatballs and place in a large baking dish in a single layer. You should get around 25-28 meatballs. Drizzle or brush the oil on top and place in the oven, with medium added steam for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a medium-sized bowl, mix together the garlic, tomato puree, thyme, oregano, passata, sugar, salt and pepper.

Remove the meatballs from the oven and pour over the sauce.

Spinkle the mozzarella, cheddar and parmesan on top of the meatballs. Place back in the oven for 15-20 minutes (you can now turn off the steam) until the sauce is bubbling and the cheese is golden brown.

Once cooked, serve the meatballs with spaghetti and a sprinkling of fresh parsley.