Italian-style Meatballs recipe – Simple Home Edit

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 1 tsp freshly minced garlic
• 250 g minced (ground) pork (see note 1 for subs)
• 250 g minced (ground) beef (see note 1 for subs)
• 60 g panko breadcrumbs
• 2 tbsp full-cream (whole) milk
• ¼ bunch freshly chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 1 egg
• 50 g freshly grated parmesan, plus extra to serve
• 75 g freshly grated mozzarella
• ¾ tsp sea salt flakes
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 800 g canned whole tomatoes (can be substituted with crushed tomatoes or passata)
• 125 ml water
• ½ tsp sea salt flakes
• ¼ tsp freshly cracked black pepper
• ¼ bunch basil leaves, to serve
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