Abondigas en salsa de tomate ( Spanish meatballs in tomato sauce )

Original recipe by Karlos Arguinanõ - Receta de  Albóndigas  en salsa de tomate



Ingredients for 4 person :
400 gram mince beef
200 gram mince chicken / pork
100 gram bread crumbs
150 - 200 gram milk
1 eggs
flour ( just enough to roll the meatball )
olive oil 
salt & pepper
4 garlic ( chopped , 2 pcs for the sauce and 2 pcs for the meatball )
1 onion ( chopped )
1 kg tomato (  roughly copped ) 
1 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tbsp. soy sauce
parsley ( roughly chopped )


Methods :
To make the meatballs, in a bowl, combine the bread crumb + milk, then add the meat+ egg + garlic + parley  + salt and pepper.

Knead with your hand until all the ingredients are fully incorporated and evenly distributed throughout the mixture. 

Using your hands, shape the mixture into tiny meatballs, rolled them in to the flour.

Bring a pan with oil on heat, fried ( not a  deep fried ) the meat ball until slighty has brown skin and side aside

Heat a pot, add the olive oil and sauté onions + garlic until translucent. Add tomatoes +  salt + pepper + sugar + soy sauce. Cooked until tender then using a hand blender, liquidise the soup until smooth.

Put in the meatball and cooked again around  8 - 10 minute.

Served with sprinkle parsley.

- Re-cooked by Mintje -