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Bowland Beef Meatballs

Delicious homemade meatballs with Forest of Bowland beef
Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins
Servings 4 People

Ingredients
  

For the meatballs

  • 1 Pack Forest of Bowland Beef mince
  • 1 Pack Fresh Parsley (Dried will do)
  • 1 Brioche Bun (Or other breadcrumbs)
  • 1 Salt & Ground Black Pepper to taste

For the sauce

  • 2 Tins Chopped tomatoes
  • 1 Pack Quality cherry tomatoes
  • 2 Medium Red Onions
  • 1 Bulb Garlic (We like a LOT of garlic)
  • 1 Diced Courgette
  • 1 Large glass Red wine
  • 1 Cube Vegetable stock
  • 1 Cube Chicken stock
  • Half Cube Beef stock
  • 1 Bunch Fresh parsley Chopped
  • 1 Tbsp Dried Oregano
  • 1 Tsp Paprika
  • 1 Salt & Black Pepper

Instructions
 

The meatballs

  • Blitz the brioche bun in a blender to make breadcrumbs
  • Put the beef in a large bowl and add the breadcrumbs
  • Chop up some of parsley and add to the bowl, and then and salt and black pepper to taste
  • Mix well with your hands
  • Roll into 12 firm meatballs
  • Griddle the meatballs to brown them well and set aside

The sauce

  • Dice the red onions and gently cook them in quality virgin olive oil
  • Add the garlic, we blitz ours with a little water and save two pieces to thinly slice
  • Add the diced courgette
  • Add the red wine, tinned tomatoes and cherry tomatoes and cook on a medium heat
  • Add all of the stock cubes, and oregano (don't put the chopped parsley in yet)
  • Add the meatballs and leave the sauce to simmer gently
  • After about 90 minutes add the chopped parsley and check the seasoning
  • Serve with your pasta of choice, we used linguine
  • Add some freshly grate parmareggio if you like