Italian meatballs with tagliolini
Tender beef meatballs seasoned with garlic and parsley are paired with sweet cherry tomatoes and delicate tagliolini pasta. It is a quick and satisfying classic that brings comforting Italian flavours to your dinner table. Serve immediately while fresh and hot.
Ingredients
- Olive Oil30 ml
Instructions
9 steps- 1
To make the meatballs, mix together the beef, garlic, parsley, the remaining olive oil and some salt and pepper. It is much easier to do this with your hands. When all the ingredients are well combined, shape into about 40 small balls.
- 2
To steam, half fill a pan with water and put it on the hob to boil.
- 3
Cover with a plate roughly the same size as the pan, or just a little larger, and put half the olive oil and the water on the plate.
- 4
When the water begins to boil, turn down the heat to medium, so the water is gently simmering.
- 5
Place the meatballs on the plate on top of the pan and cover with an upturned plate, or ideally, a glass bowl so that you can see through it.
- 6
Leave it to steam for 30 minutes, turning the meatballs over halfway through.
- 7
When the meatballs are cooked through, remove from the plate and pour the cooking liquour into a pan.
- 8
Add the cooked pasta, cherry tomatoes and flatleaf parsley and toss until combined.
- 9
Serve with the steamed meatballs.
Nutrition
1 serving ≈ 263 g
Nutrition values are estimates. - means data is unavailable.
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