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Family Favourite Meatballs in Tomato Sauce Thermomix Style

Julie Carlyle
A Family Friendly Dinner Idea - Souzoukakia, otherwise known as Meatballs in Tomato Sauce. A comfort food the whole family will enjoy.
4.96 from 21 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Total Time 1 hr 10 mins
Course Main
Cuisine American, Australian, Italian
Servings 8 people
Calories 576 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

Prepping Ingredients

  • 80 g parmesan cheese
  • 100 g tasty cheese
  • 1/2 bunch continental parsley

Meatballs

  • 20 g garlic
  • 200 g onion quartered
  • 180 g tomato paste 1/2 cup
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp cumin ground
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 2 tsp garlic salt
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 TBS parmesan cheese (from the pre-grated bowl)
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • 145 g bread crumbs 1 cup
  • 500 g lamb mince
  • 500 g beef mince not lean

Napolitana Sauce

  • 20 g garlic
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns
  • 200 g onion quartered
  • 50 g oil
  • 800 g tomatoes halved
  • 1 TBS tomato paste
  • 100 ml red wine
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 TBS brown sugar
  • 1 tsp garlic salt
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 TBS Vegetable stock paste (recipe from basic cookbook) OR Massel vegetable stock cube

Instructions
 

Ingredient Preparation

  • Place the parmesan cheese in the TM bowl. Chop 5 sec/Speed 9. Reserve in a small bowl until needed.
  • Place the tasty cheese in the TM bowl. Chop 5 sec/Speed 9. Reserve in a small bowl until needed.
  • Place the parsley in the TM bowl. Chop 5sec/Speed 9. Reserve in a small bowl until needed.

Preparing Meatballs

  • Add quartered onion and garlic to TM bowl. Chop 5 sec/Speed 9.
  • Add eggs, cumin, garlic salt, allspice, onion powder and tomato paste to the onion mixture. Combine 5 sec/Speed 5.
  • Add the breadcrumbs, 1 TBS grated parmesan, lamb and beef to TM bowl. Dough setting/2 minute. Help the mixture combine with a spatula.
  • Remove the meatball mixture from the TM Bowl and reserve in a large bowl. Without washing the TM move onto the sauce.

Napoletana Sauce

  • Place the peppercorns and garlic in the TM bowl. Chop 3 sec/Speed 9.
  • Add onion to the garlic mixture. Chop 3 sec/Speed 7. Scrape down TM bowl.
  • Add oil to the TM Bowl. Sautee 5 min/Varoma/Speed 1.5.
  • Place the halved tomatoes, sugar, garlic salt, allspice, red wine, oregano, stock paste and tomato paste in TM bowl. Puree 30 sec/Speed 8.
  • Add the bay leaf to the sauce. Simmer 30 min/120 degree/Speed 1.5 (MC OUT). Add the strainer to the top of the lid to prevent splatters.

Cooking Meatballs

  • Whilst the tomato sauce is cooking prepare the meatballs.
  • Shape the mixture into even sized meatballs and place on the deep Varoma and shallow Varoma trays ready to be steamed.
  • Once the sauce has finished, stack the Varoma trays on top of the tomato sauce. Cook the meatballs and sauce for a further 15min/120 degrees/Speed 1.5.
  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius.

Baking the Dish

  • Arrange the meatballs in an ovenproof dish.
  • Pour the tomato sauce over the Souzoukakia.
  • Top the dish with chopped parsley, grated tasty cheese and the remaining parmesan cheese. Bake 15 minutes or until golden.

Notes

Serving Suggestions:
  1. Serving this dish with zoodles (zucchini noodles) will keep the carbohydrate load low for those on a LCHF or Keto diet.
  2. I love this dish with mashed potato.
  3. Traditionally Italians would serve meatballs with pasta.
  4. Another nice option is to enjoy the dish with some crusty bread. 

Nutrition

Calories: 576kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 33gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 150mgSodium: 1458mgPotassium: 914mgFiber: 3gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 1375IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 309mgIron: 4.6mg
Keyword Comfort food, Main Meal, Meatballs, Mince
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