These Mediterranean-style meatballs with a creamy veggie tomato sauce and tender potatoes are the perfect cozy dinner idea 🍷✨
The sauce is made with fresh vegetables, tomato, and a splash of red wine — giving it an incredible homemade flavor.
Healthy, simple, and full of Mediterranean taste! 🌿
🥄 What you’ll find in this video:
– How to make tender meatballs that stay juicy
– A delicious vegetable tomato sauce from scratch
– The perfect Mediterranean-style comfort meal
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🧄 Ingredients:
• 400 g (about 1 lb) ground beef
• 1 egg
• Salt, pepper, garlic powder to taste
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 1 carrot (chopped)
• 1 leek (chopped)
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• ½ cup tomato sauce
• ½ cup red wine
• 1 cup water
• 6–8 small potatoes (cut in half)
• Olive oil
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🍳 Instructions:
1. Cut the potatoes in half and boil them until soft.
2. In a bowl, mix ground beef with egg, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
3. Shape into small meatballs and brown them in a pan — just until golden on the outside.
4. In the same pan, add chopped onion, carrot, and leek. Cook until soft.
5. Stir in tomato paste and tomato sauce, then cook for 5 minutes.
6. Add red wine and water, simmer for a few minutes, then blend the sauce until smooth.
7. Return the sauce to the pan, add the meatballs and potatoes, and cook until everything is tender and flavorful.
8. Serve warm and enjoy this comforting Mediterranean dish! 🍷✨
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