Ingredients

Meatballs

• 2 kg lean ground beef
• 2-3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 tsp of finely chopped fresh thyme (or dried)
• 1 whole egg
• 2-3 tbs of oats flour
• Salt and pepper

Sauce

• 4 cans of whole tomatoes
• 1 small can of tomato paste
• 2 chopped garlic cloves
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1-2 anchovies
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Spicy red pepper flakes
• Salt and pepper

Prep Instructions

Meatballs

1. In a bowl place ground beef, crushed garlic, onion, thyme, whole egg, oats flour and a pinch of salt and pepper.
2. With clean hands (it gets messy here:-) mix well all ingredients and shape medium size meat balls (smaller or bigger based on your preference) and place on a side board.
3. Heat up a pan and place all meat balls frying for a 3-5 minutes on high. I did not add any oil. You only want to brown the meat balls from each side.
4. Place aside the browned meat balls.

Sauce

1. In a wider sauce pan heat up olive oil, add garlic, onion and anchovies. Sauté for 2-3 minutes on high heat. Crush anchovies with a spatula to integrate it well with garlic and onion. Be careful not to burn the ingredients.
2. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, red pepper flakes, a pinch of salt and pepper. If you like a spicy kick in your sauce add spicy red pepper flakes. Mix well and lower heat to low setting.
3. Add browned meat balls to the sauce and cover with a lid.
4. Cook for 30 minutes on low if using a normal pan mixing from time to time. If you are using a pressure cooker cook on high pressure setting for 15 minutes.

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