Meatballs with mortadella in sauce is a tasty and simple main course to make, perfect for preparing and cooking in advance, then you just need to reheat them before eating. The meat and mortadella meatballs are full of flavor, if you prefer you can fry them or cook them in the oven or in the air fryer, they will be equally good and tasty. The meatballs with mortadella and meat are soft and I recommend accompanying them with some bread for dipping. If you, like me, love meatballs, I recommend checking out MEATBALL RECIPES for every occasion. Now let’s see how to make meatballs with mortadella in sauce and if you try them, let me know. Barbara

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Difficulty: Easy
Cost: Inexpensive
Preparation time: 15 Minutes
Portions: 4 people
Cooking methods: Stovetop
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients for preparing Meatballs with mortadella in sauce

1.1 lbs Beef (ground)
5.3 oz Mortadella
1 Egg
1 tbsp Chopped parsley
to taste Salt
to taste Pepper
1 Potato (boiled)
2 tbsps Breadcrumbs
to taste Extra virgin olive oil
14.1 oz Tomato pulp (or canned tomatoes)
1 clove Garlic
leaves Basil
as needed Water

How to prepare meatballs with mortadella

Let’s start preparing the meatballs with mortadella. Chop the mortadella, or if you prefer, you can blend it; I like it coarser, so I chop it with a knife.
Place the ground meat in a bowl, work it with a fork to crumble it, add the egg,
some salt and pepper,
chopped parsley,
and a boiled mashed potato, mix all the ingredients well
and then add the breadcrumbs,
the previously chopped mortadella
mix well and then knead with your hands to have a compact mixture.
With your hands, take some of the meat and shape the meatballs not too large, and store them in the refrigerator.
Pour some extra virgin olive oil in a large pan,
the tomato pulp or canned tomatoes, a clove of garlic, and some basil leaves, put it on the fire and cook for 10 minutes.
When the sauce is ready, remove the meatballs from the refrigerator and add them to the sauce,
add some water if the sauce is too thick,
adjust the salt, cover with the lid, and cook Meatballs with mortadella in sauce for 20 minutes.
Serve the meatballs with bread or polenta.