When I was young I can always remember having Campbell’s meatballs when camping with my parents. I love Italian food so I thought I’d make my own, instead of buying a tin of the ‘mechanically extracted’ variety in a can.
Meatballs:
500g minced beef
300g minced pork
One large egg
A good handful of breadcrumbs
Ground pepper
Ground sea salt
Glug of Olive Oil
Sauce:
500g Passata
Two cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
Handful of basil (finely chopped)
Method:
Put the minced beef, pork, egg and breadcrumbs in a big bowl and get your hands in and mix it all up. Get it squelching between your fingers! Season with the salt and pepper. With your hands, make golf ball size meatballs and brown off in the oil in a frying pan.
As you can see there should be approx 28 balls. I only use about half of these and put the rest in the freezer for another day.
Put the Passata in a pan and mix in the garlic and basil. Add about 12-14 meatballs to the sauce and simmer for about 15-20 mins. Season sauce to taste.
Serve with spaghetti or any carb of your liking.
Northern Hiker 