Toddler recipe: Batch-cook mini pork & veg balls - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 2 tsp rapeseed oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 slice wholemeal bread, torn into chunks
• 1 carrot, cut into chunks
• 1 celery stick, cut into chunks
• 1 red pepper, cut into chunks
• 500g lean pork mince
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp rapeseed oil
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 x 390g cartons passata
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp sugar (optional)
• fresh basil or parsley, chopped (optional)
• cooked spaghetti and grated cheese, to serve