For the sauce:
For the meatballs:
Prep time: 1o minutes
Cooking time: 55 minutes
Total time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Preheat the oven to 180/350/gas 4.
First make the sauce which takes 30 minutes to cook. Heat the tablespoon of sundried tomato oil in a saucepan over a low-medium heat and add the onions. Cook for 10 minutes, and then add the garlic. Cook for a further 5 minutes. Add the tin of tomatoes, sundried tomatoes, water, vegetable bouillon and salt and pepper. Bring to the boil, place a lid on and turn down to a simmer for 20 minutes or until it has thickened. Blitz to a smooth sauce with a hand blender, or leave to cool and blitz with a food processor.
Meanwhile, make the meatballs. Place all of the ingredients in a bowl and mix well using your hands. Put a tablespoon of mince on to the palm of your hand and roll into a ball. Repeat with the rest of the meat.
Heat a tablespoon of rapeseed oil in a large frying pan over a high heat and brown the meatballs on all sides. You are looking for nice crisp sides so take care not to overcrowd the pan or else they will sweat instead. Once they are brown all over, place in a roasting tray and cover with the sauce. Sprinkle over the grated cheese and cook for 25 minutes or until the cheese is golden.
Serve with spaghetti and broccoli.
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Meatballs are great to freeze. Simply freeze them in a container once you have added the tomato sauce to the meatballs, cover and label. When you are ready to eat them, all you need to do is grate over some cheese and pop them in the oven for 45 minutes or until piping hot.“
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