Risoni Mozzarella Meatballs | Simple Home Edit

Ingredients

• 500 g regular minced (ground) beef
• ½ brown onion, finely chopped
• 1 tsp freshly minced garlic
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 40 g panko breadcrumbs
• ¾ tsp sea salt flakes
• ¼ tsp freshly cracked black pepper
• 50 g mozzarella, cut into 16 cubes (approx 1 cm/½ inch cubes)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 200 g risoni (orzo)
• 625 ml chicken stock
• 250 g passata or crushed tomatoes
• ½ tsp sea salt flakes
• ½ tsp freshly cracked black pepper
• 100 g freshly grated parmesan, plus extra to serve
• 7 g basil leaves, picked, plus extra to serve