This sauce is also great with pasta
– just add more veg such as chopped
cooked courgettes and green beans
and whizz in a blender or processor.
Serves 4
Preparation time 25 minutes
Cooking time 1 hour
Ingredients
- For meatballs -
- 500g lean pork mince
- ½ red pepper, finely chopped
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1tbsp chopped Asda flat-leaf parsley
- 50g breadcrumbs
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2tbsp plain flour, seasoned
- 1tbsp olive oil, for frying
- for tomato sauce -
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 1/2 red pepper chopped
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1tsp paprika
- 2 400g tins chopped tomatoes
- 100ml low-fat natural yogurt
Method
1 Put the pork, red pepper, onion, garlic, parsley and breadcrumbs in a bowl and season well. Mix together, then add the egg and mix again.
2 Shape into small balls – you should get about 22. Dip the meatballs in the flour. Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the meatballs, a few at a time, until golden. Transfer to a plate.
3 To make the sauce, heat the oil in a flameproof casserole and fry the onion, pepper and garlic until soft. Stir in paprika and remaining flour. Stir well, add tomatoes and season.
4 Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Add the meatballs to the sauce and bring to a simmer. Cover and bake for 1 hour. Before serving, stir in the yogurt. Serve with rice and salad.