Seafood and Meat Recipes - Meatballs with Lime and Tomato Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 rolls

• 250 mll8 fl oz (1 cup) milk, lukewarm

• 1 onion

• 6 sage leaves

• 800 g/1 3/4 lb medium tomatoes

• 1 tablespoon butter

• 250 g/9 oz minced (ground) beef

• 250 g/9 oz minced (ground) pork

• 1 egg

• 1 tablespoon flour

• salt

• pepper

• oil for the roast

• 4 tablespoons port wine

• 1-2 dashes Tabasco

• 4 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 tablespoon lime juice

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Soak the bread in the milk. Peel the onions and chop finely. Chop up the sage. Peel the tomatoes, cut into quarters and remove the seeds. Cut the tomato pieces into small cubes.

2. Heat the butter in a pan and fry the chopped onion. Squeeze the bread to remove as much milk as possible, tear into small pieces and fry briefly in the pan. Transfer the onion and bread mixture to a bowl.

3. Put the minced (ground) pork and beef, egg, flour and sage in the bowl with the bread and onion mixture. Knead well. Season with salt and pepper and make into small meat balls.

4. Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the meat balls all over until brown. Put the meat balls in a bowl and pour the port over them.

5. Put the diced tomatoes in the liquidizer and puree at the highest speed. Season with salt, tabasco, olive oil and lime juice. Serve the tomato sauce cold with the meat balls.

Note: Like hamburgers, meat balls are made from seasoned minced (ground) meat, fried in a pan. This version is made of beef and pork, served with tomato sauce flavored with lime juice.