Smoky Albondigas Spanish Meatballs Recipe

Smoky albondigas

Name: Smoky albondigas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 8 sharing
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 4 crustless slices white bread torn into small pieces; 6 tbsp milk; 400g beef mince; 400g pork mince; 1 clove garlic crushed; a small bunch parsley chopped; 1 small egg; ½ tsp smoked paprika; olive oil; 2 cloves garlic sliced; 200ml red wine; 2 × 400g tins chopped tomatoes; a good pinch smoked paprika

Janine Ratcliffe

Published: December 19, 2014 at 2:32 PM

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Serves 8 sharing

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 45 mins

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Make these Spanish meatballs using beef and pork mince and serve in a rich tomato sauce as part of a tapas spread

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Ingredients

Nutrition

4 crustless slices white bread

torn into small pieces
6 tbsp milk
400g beef mince
400g pork mince
1 clove garlic

crushed
a small bunch parsley

chopped
1 small egg
½ tsp smoked paprika
olive oil

TOMATO SAUCE

2 cloves garlic

sliced
200ml red wine
2 × 400g tins chopped tomatoes
a good pinch smoked paprika

Nutrition: per serving

kcal300
fat17.3g
carbs9.3g
fibre1.5g
protein22.8g
salt0.5g

Method

step 1

Put the bread in a large bowl, tip over the milk and toss until it has all soaked in.
step 2

Add the mince, garlic, parsley, egg, smoked paprika and lots of seasoning. Mix together really well using clean hands and roll into small meatballs (you’ll make about 32 from this mix).
step 3

Heat a little olive oil in a wide, shallow pan and brown the meatballs all over in batches. Scoop out once they’re browned. Add a little more oil to the pan then add the sliced garlic and sizzle for a couple of minutes. Tip in the wine and boil until it is almost reduced to nothing. Add the tomatoes and smoked paprika, season and bring the mixture to a simmer. Cook for 10 minutes, add back the meatballs then simmer for 20 minutes until the sauce is thickened and the meatballs are cooked through.

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