Recipe of Grandma's meatballs baked in sauce

Ingredients

• Meatballs
• 1 slice of sliced bread
• Milk
• 400 g minced meat
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1 egg
• Sal
• Pimienta
• Flour
• salsa
• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 can of crushed tomato
• White wine
• Agua
• Paprika
• 250 ml beef broth
• 1/2 lemon
• Sal
• Pimienta

Directions

1. 1

   Dip the slice of bread in milk. Drain the excess milk and place it in a bowl.

2. 2

   In the same bowl, place the minced meat, garlic powder, parsley, Parmesan cheese (to taste), cumin, egg, salt and pepper.

3. 3

   Mix all the ingredients with your hands until you get a homogeneous mass.

4. 4

   Shape the meatballs and pass them through flour.

5. 5

   Soak a baking sheet with a little olive oil and bake the meatballs.

6. 6

   Depending on the oven, they will be ready by baking for about 10-15 minutes on each side.

7. 7

   For the sauce, in a pan, sauté the finely chopped onion and garlic over low heat and with a little olive oil.

8. 8

   Halfway through the stew, add the sliced carrot.

9. 9

   Add the tomato, the teaspoon of brown sugar and the almonds (in my case I used sliced almonds).

10. 10

    Let it cook a little longer.

11. 11

    Increase the heat and add the white wine. Allow a minute for the alcohol to evaporate and then add the meat broth.

12. 12

    Reduce the heat, cover and let it simmer until the sauce is to your liking.

13. 13

    Of course, salt and pepper a little and add a little paprika before covering.

14. 14

    These details are to taste.

15. 15

    Take the meatballs out of the oven because they will be ready and leave them on absorbent paper for a few minutes to remove any excess oil they may have.

16. 16

    Crush the sauce with a blender, add the juice of 1/2 lemon and return to the pan.

17. 17

    Add the meatballs and finish cooking.

18. 18

    Serve with French fries, rice or any other side dish.

19. 19

    In my case, I accompanied the dish with some cooked broccoli and rice.