Tuna meatballs with tomato sauce and mint, a delicious Sicilian recipe everyone should know about.
These meatballs nobody can resist: the recipe is my grandmother. Flavored with fresh mint, pecorino cheese, raisins and pine nuts. First of all,, the FRY in oil to give a delicious crust and then bake it in the sauce so that they become soft. The aroma of mint and the sweetness of the raisins, combined with the spicy chili and garlic do the rest.
INGREDIENTS
☆Meatballs:
✦700 grams of fresh tuna
✦1 clove garlic
✦fresh mint as required
✦60 grams of bread crumbs
✦50 grams of grated pecorino cheese Dop
✦pine nuts and raisins just enough
✦1 egg
✦salt and pepper
✦breadcrumbs to coat the meatballs
✦oil for frying
☆The sauce:
✦extra virgin olive oil
✦2 cloves of garlic
✦750 grams of peeled tomatoes or tomato puree
✦raisins and pine nuts as required
✦Salt
✦a pinch of cayenne pepper
✦fresh mint as required
Put the bread in a bowl and sprinkle with a a bit of water.
Clean the tuna skin and any bones. Chop the tuna with a knife (I prefer not to whip because I love that the meatballs are too homogenous consistency, But if you want you can just chop it with the mixer).
Finely chop the Mint and garlic and, coarsely, the raisins and pine nuts.
In a bowl, put the tuna, Mint, garlic, raisins, pine nuts, pecorino cheese, beaten egg and cream soaked bread.
Work with your fingertips until the mixture is homogeneous.
Season with salt and pepper.
Place the dough for 15-30 minutes in the refrigerator.
With hands slightly wet, form round dumplings and as big as a ping-pong ball; pass the Meatballs in breadcrumbs lightly salted; FRY in oil for one minute: must only Brown because they finish cooking in the sauce. Set aside.
Tomato sauce:
Clean the garlic and fry it in a pan without making it darken.
Combine the chopped mint leaves with chili, the raisins and pine nuts; then add the tomato.
Season with salt
Deglaze with white wine and allow to evaporate the alcohol part.
Cook for five minutes.
Then add the meatballs, cover and cook for 10 minutes, until the sauce will be dense and flavorful.
I suggest you prepare these meatballs with a few hours in advance and then warm up all over very low heat: are going to be even tastier. Usually goes very well with some simple white rice.
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