Ingredients
- Ground beef
- Ground pork
- Day-old bread
- Milk
- Egg
- Parsley
- Parmesan
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Chopped tomatoes
- Tomato paste
- Stock
- Polenta
- Butter
- Pink Greens microgreens
Food content detail
Homemade meatballs with tomato sauce and polenta
Homemade meatballs made from a mix of beef and pork, slowly simmered in tomato sauce and served on delicate buttery polenta. Comfort food with a modern finish. 🍅✨
Method
- Soak the day-old bread in milk, let it soften, then gently squeeze out the excess liquid.
- In a bowl, mix the ground beef and pork with the bread, egg, chopped parsley, parmesan, salt, and black pepper.
- Shape the mixture into smaller meatballs.
- Sear them briefly in a pan on all sides until lightly browned.
- Add tomato paste, cook it briefly, then pour in the chopped tomatoes and stock.
- Let the meatballs simmer slowly in the tomato sauce until juicy and the sauce has reduced.
- Cook the polenta in stock according to the package instructions until soft, then finish with butter and a little parmesan.
- Spread the buttery polenta on a plate, add the meatballs with sauce, and finish with parmesan and Pink Greens microgreens.
✨ Pink tip
After searing, let the meatballs simmer gently in the sauce so they stay soft and juicy. Stir the butter into the polenta at the very end for the smoothest, creamiest texture.