Pork Mince Balls With Tomato And Thyme Sauce

Name: Pork Mince Balls With Tomato And Thyme Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 400g Pork mince; 2 finely diced onions; 2 finely chopped cloves of garlic; 2 table spoons of bread crumbs; 1 whole egg lightly whisked; 1 bunch of Thyme; 500 mls tomato passata; 1 table spoon olive oil

20 mins
10 mins
easy
4

Recipe by

Jeff Baker

Ingredients

400g Pork mince
2 finely diced onions
2 finely chopped cloves of garlic
2 table spoons of bread crumbs
1 whole egg lightly whisked
1 bunch of Thyme
500 mls tomato passata
1 table spoon olive oil

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Introduction

This can be enjoyed as a dish on it's own or with freshly cooked spaghetti or rice.

Method

Mix the Pork.
Half the diced onion.
Half the garlic, the egg and bread crumbs together.
Then season with salt and pepper and form into 12 meat balls.
Refrigerate.
Make sauce by warming olive oil in a sauce pan.
Add the rest of the onion and garlic and cook gently until translucent for 10/12 mins.
Add passata and bring to simmer.
Add thyme.
In a separate pan sweat the meatballs then add to the simmering sauce and cook gently for 20 mins.
Serve with pasta or rice.