We love cheese and especially fresh mozzarella because it is so soft and juicy. One day we came across the idea of meatballs with a core of melted mozzarella cheese, it just sounded so delicious that we had to try it out. This recipe for meatballs with mozzarella is simple to cook and has a great taste – we have adjusted the ingredients back and forth and this is now our favorite meatball recipe. We normally serve these meatballs together with our homemade pasta and our homemade tomato sauce. I you are in hurry you can just buy a tomato sauce and some pasta from the super market – then you have yourself a super delicious and easy dinner.
Meatballs with Mozzarella
3-4 people
Preparation time: 60 min
Danish title: Kødsovs med mozzarella
Ingredients:
Meatballs:
500-600 g (1.1 – 1.3 lb) minced pork/veal or just minced pork
1 egg
3 tbsp. bread crumbs
2 tbsp. flour
2 tsp. salt
Pinch of pepper
125 g (4.5 oz) fresh mozzarella
Tomato sauce:
2 cans diced tomatoes
2 garlic cloves
2 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. balsamic
2 tsp. dried oregano
Instructions:
Meatballs:
Step 1: Mix the minced meat with bread crumbs, eggs, flour, salt and pepper.
Step 2: Make 10 large meatballs with a small well in the middle.
Step 3: Cut the mozzarella in 10 smaller pieces and put one piece in each of the wells.
Step 4: Close the well so that the mozzarella is in the center of the meatballs.
Step 5: Fry the meatballs in some oil until they are done.
Tomato sauce:
Step 1: Mix all the ingredients for the tomato sauce in a sauce pan.
Step 2: Simmer the sauce for 30-60 minutes.
Step 3: Blend the sauce using a hand blender. If you do not have one use your regular blender.
You can find a more detailed recipe for this tomato sauce by clicking here. Serve the meatballs with some homemade fresh pasta.
By Kim Nielsen
[lastupdated]
Leave a Reply