LIZ’S ITALIAN MEATBALLS
Meatballs:
2 slices brown bread
200 ml olive brine
500 g ground beef
1 small onion
25 g tomato paste
10 ml brown sugar
5 ml garlic salt
5 ml Italian herb
1 large egg
Sause:
250 ml plain yoghurt
80 ml olive oil
25 g tomato paste
5 ml brown sugar
5 ml garlic salt
50 ml Balsamic vinegar
250 ml sour milk
250 ml sour milk, or more
100 ml olive oil
Garnish:
200 g black olives
To make the Meatballs:
Soak bread in juice (brine) poured off the olives. Add beef, grated onion, the tomato paste, 1 sugar, garlic salt, Italian herbs and the egg. Mix well.
Shape into medium sized balls and fry both sides till brown in olive oil. (I do everything in my electric frying pan) Turn heat to lowest setting.
To make Sauce:
Mix yoghurt, olive oil, tomato paste, brown sugar, garlic salt, Balsamic vinegar and 250 ml sour milk together.
Pour over meatballs, add olives and simmer for about 5 min. (If you prefer a saucier version, remove meatballs, add rest of sour milk with a bit of sugar and stir till it starts forming a nice sauce, pour over meatballs again)
Serve with any pasta (I used Spaghetti)
Photo: Elizabeth Margaret Hendrikz
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