Spanish meatballs in tomato sherry sauce

Name: Spanish meatballs in tomato sherry sauce
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 Onions (80 g each); 750 g mixed minced meat; 1 egg (size M); 2 TABLESPOONS Breadcrumbs; 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 7-10 Tbsp Pepper; 7-10 Tbsp Sweet peppers; 50 g Serrano ham; 1 TABLESPOON Oil; 1 kg Meat Tomatoes; 2 Garlic cloves; 3 TABLESPOONS + 1 tsp olive oil; 2 TABLESPOONS Tomato paste; 1 Bay leaf; 4 TABLESPOONS dry sherry; 125 g Edible quark (20 % fat in dry matter); 75 g Sheep's cheese; 4 discs (30 g each) White bread; 50 g Rocket

AUTHOR
Kate Willis

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
45 mins

TOTAL TIME
45 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

2 Onions (80 g each)
750 g mixed minced meat
1 egg (size M)
2 TABLESPOONS Breadcrumbs
7-10 Tbsp Salt
7-10 Tbsp Pepper
7-10 Tbsp Sweet peppers
50 g Serrano ham
1 TABLESPOON Oil
1 kg Meat Tomatoes
2 Garlic cloves
3 TABLESPOONS + 1 tsp olive oil
2 TABLESPOONS Tomato paste
1 Bay leaf
4 TABLESPOONS dry sherry
125 g Edible quark (20 % fat in dry matter)
75 g Sheep's cheese
4 discs (30 g each) White bread
50 g Rocket

Directions

1
Peel the onions. Put minced onions in a bowl. Add one onion. Add egg and breadcrumbs and knead. Season with salt, pepper and paprika. Dice ham very finely. Knead under the minced meat mass. Form 12 small meatballs.
2
Heat the oil in a large pan. Fry the meatballs on both sides and take them out. Place the beef tomatoes in boiling water, drain and rinse. Peel the skin and dice the tomatoes. Peel the garlic. Finely dice 1 clove of garlic and remaining onion. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Fry the garlic and onion cubes in it. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, bay leaf and sherry, bring to the boil and reduce for about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Put the meatballs and sauce in an ovenproof dish. Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ convection oven: 175 °C/ gas: level 3) for about 15 minutes. Mix quark. Crumble the feta cheese and stir in. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
3
Add tomatoes, tomato paste, bay leaf and sherry, bring to the boil and reduce for about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Put the meatballs and sauce in an ovenproof dish. Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ convection oven: 175 °C/ gas: level 3) for about 15 minutes. Mix quark. Crumble the feta cheese and stir in. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Arrange in a bowl and drizzle with 1 teaspoon of olive oil. If necessary, halve the slices of bread. Finely chop the rest of the garlic clove. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large pan. Add the garlic. Fry the slices of bread until golden brown. Clean and wash the rocket. Remove the casserole from the oven and sprinkle with rocket
4
Arrange in a bowl and drizzle with 1 teaspoon of olive oil. If necessary, halve the slices of bread. Finely chop the rest of the garlic clove. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large pan. Add the garlic. Fry the slices of bread until golden brown. Clean and wash the rocket. Remove the casserole from the oven and sprinkle with rocket