Beef Meatballs W panko and kefir

This recipe came about one evening when I had nothing else left in the fridge and my dry stores were pretty low also.

Its absolutely delicious and the meatballs freeze perfectly.

Ingredients:

Preheat oven to 180

• 500g beef mince
• 1 small onion diced
• 2 Garlic cloves crushed
• 50 g of panko bread crumbs
• 40g of grated Parmesan or comte
• 1 tsp of dried Oregano or Marjoram
• 1 tsp of Dijon mustard
• 1 egg beaten
• 2 Tablespoon of Kefir
• A good grind of Black pepper

For the tomato sauce

• 1l of a good homemade tomato sauce
• Big bunch of basil
• 1 ½ teaspoon of spicy Nduja
• Salt and Pepper
• 1 tsp of dried basil
• 1 Fresh Ball of Mozzarella
• Parmesan for topping

Method:

1. Begin by combining all ingredients for the meatballs, use your hand to mix them together
2. Roll into small ball size pieces
3. Pan fry until they are nice and browned
4. Meanwhile heat the tomato sauce add in the Nduja, seasoning & dried herbs
5. Place the meat balls in an oven proof dish, pour over the tomato sauce and toss them around in it (make sure you don’t drown the meatballs make sure you can still see them )
6. Place in the oven for 40 mins
7. Take out and top with torn mozzarella and basil, put back in for another 10 mins
8. Serve with lots of grated parmesan and spaghetti or wedged between a fresh baguette