Wicked Homemade Meatball Marinara. Its the Bomb!

Meatball marinara spagetti - This is one of my favorite go-to recipe when I have guests coming over or when I can find cheap minced beef for a satisfying meal. Although the meatball are delicious on their own, I find they are best when they are braised in a delicious overnight homemade marinara sauce. I have served this dish with Spagetti but you may also serves it with other type of pastas, bread or on its very own.

Meatball Recipe:

600g mince beef

300g mince pork/chicken

1 cup of toasted sourdough bread crumbs

2 shallots finely chopped

1 small clove of garlic finely chopped

½ tsp coriander powder

Salt, pepper and extra virgin olive oil

(If you have liquid smoke or smoke salt, use it to give the meatballs a little smoke kick)

1-2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Marinara sauce:

3-4 ripe large tomatoes roughly chopped

A handful of halved ripe chery tomatoes

1 large yellow onion finely chopped

2 shallots finely chopped

1 large clove of garlic finely chopped

3x 2 inches bottom part of celery stalk

2 large Tbsp of tomato puree

2 tsp Marmite + 2.5 cups water (If using beef/chicken stock, omit the Marmite)

½ tsp cumin

A pinch of coriander powder

A dash of Worcestershire sauce

A dash of soy sauce (any type)

Salt & pepper to taste

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

**Essential Oil mixture - Basil, Thyme, Oregano + Lemon (#Scroll down to see Directions on using the Essential Oil)

Direction:

1. Mix the meatball ingredients together and work them well. Mold golf size (or any size you liked) balls and place them in the fridge for 15-20 minutes to set their shape.
2. Dust them well with flour, shake off excess flour and deep/shallow fry them till brown on at least 2 sides. Set aside.
3. Add salt, pepper and Extra Virgin Olive Oil into a sauce pot. Add chopped onion, shallots and garlic.
4. Fry till soft then add whisky/red wine (if using) and cook the alcohol out.
5. Add celery and tomatoes then cover pot with a lid, then turn heat down to sweat for 5 minutes or until the tomatoes can be easily squashed with the spatula.
6. Add tomato puree, marmite/water/stock, cumin, coriander powder, smoked paprika, Worcestershire sauce, and soy sauce.
7. Optional step: Turn heat off and let the sauce cool down, then cover with lid to season for at least 3hours.
8. Add all the meatballs into the sauce and simmer with pot open. The meatball is ready when the liquid in the sauce started to thicken to your preference.
9. Add Essential Oil mixture and slowly stir the mixture into the sauce to incorporate.
10. Add chopped fresh parsley and parmesan cheese to serve.

#How to use Essential Oil (EO) for cooking:

First and foremost, please check and ensure that the essential oils that you intend to use are safe for ingestion i.e. specifially stated as food grade. I got mine from here, so I know that I could use them with a peace of mind. You can order your essential through me as well by email me at seage79@gmail.com

I use Basil, Thyme. Oregano and Lemon Essential Oil for this recipe. In order to use Essential Oil (EO) for this recipe, please adhere to the following: 

1. DO NOT use Essential Oil from unknown, unspecified and unverified sources (Can't stress this enough) ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE NOT STATED AS FOOD GRADE!
2. DO NOT drip the Essential Oil directly on your dish
3. DO NOT use Essential Oil on direct heat to avoid destroying the benefits of the EO

This is what you SHOULD DO when using the EO for cooking this recipe. Pour some cooking oil into a small bowl, then add in(dilute) the Essential Oil so that you can add the EO evenly to the dish. By the way, dripping the EO directly on the dish will not cause you to die from EO overdose BUT it will definitely destroy your dish. No one likes a full mouthful of EO.

**Essential Oil mixture

For this dish, add ONE drop of Thyme, Basil and Oregano Essential Oil and TWO drops of Lemon Essential Oil into a small bowl. Add 1-2 Tablespoon of EVOO in the same bowl and stir to mix. This Essential Oil mixture is to be added to the Marinara sauce.

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