Meatballs in tomato sauce with mashed potatoes

Name: Meatballs in tomato sauce with mashed potatoes
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Hungarian
Ingredients: 500 g minced pork; 1 bread roll, soaked; 1 egg; 1 small onion, grated; salt, pepper; 700 ml tomato juice or passata; 2 tbsp oil; 2 tbsp flour; 2-3 tbsp sugar; 1 sprig celery leaves or basil; 1 kg potatoes plus 200 ml milk and 30 g butter for the mash

Time: 1 hr (about 40 min hands-on)4 servingsapprox. 800 kcal / serving (estimated)approx. 38 g protein / serving

Meatballs in tomato sauce are among the favourite lunches in many Hungarian families, especially with children. The sweet and sour tomato sauce is a typically Hungarian flavour, rarely this sweet in other cuisines. Cooked in the sauce, the meatballs stay soft, and mashed potatoes take up the sauce beautifully. It is worth making a big batch, because it is just as good the next day.

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Method

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Mix the meat with the squeezed-out roll, egg, onion, salt and pepper and shape into walnut-sized balls.
Cook the flour in the oil until pale, pour in the tomato juice and 300 ml water, add the sugar and herbs, season and bring to the boil.
Drop the meatballs into the boiling sauce and simmer covered over low heat for 25 minutes.
Meanwhile, boil the potatoes in salted water, drain and mash with the warm milk and butter.
It keeps 3 days in a box; reheat covered in the microwave for 2-3 minutes, stirring halfway.

A Receptnaptár original recipe. Calories and protein are estimated.

Tips

Add the sugar little by little after tasting, because the acidity of tomato juice varies a lot from brand to brand.
Put the meatballs into the boiling sauce and cook them covered over a low heat, because a hard boil makes them fall apart.
Warm the milk for the mashed potatoes, because cold milk makes them gluey. Use a potato ricer, not a stick blender.

Frequently asked questions

Can it be frozen?

Yes, the meatballs keep for 3 months together with the sauce. The mashed potatoes are better made fresh.

What else goes with it?

Boiled pasta or rice is also a good side. A little celery leaf or basil makes the sauce fragrant.

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