Ricotta Meatballs with Spicy Chorizo Sauce
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Ricotta Meatballs with Spicy Chorizo Sauce
Recipe by Michael Weldon
Dietaries:
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Ingredients
Meatballs
500g Coles Beef mince
1 onion, diced and cooked in olive oil until soft and caramelised
2 garlic cloves, grated
1 teaspoon fennel seeds, toasted and crushed
200g ricotta
100g grated Parmesan
50g panko breadcrumbs
Pinch sea salt
Chorizo Napoli sauce
1 onion, diced finely
1 chorizo
1 teaspoon chilli flakes
1 bottle passata
Sea salt
Garnish
Parsley
Parmesan
METHOD
In a bowl thoroughly mix together the meatball ingredients. Once combined, roll into meatballs.
In a frying pan, cook the meatballs in olive oil until browned. Then turn down the heat and finish cooking.
In a saucepan add the nduja and fry off. Add in the onion and fry off until softened and in chilli flakes and mix through. Add in the passata and cook down until the sauce is thick and rich.
Pour the sauce over the meatballs and cook until the meatballs are heated through,
Serve the meatballs topped with sauce. Finish with freshly grated parmesan and basil leaves.
