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Meatballs with mozzarella in tomato sauce
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Meatballs with mozzarella in tomato sauce

60 min4 serv.19 февр. 2026 г.

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Delicious beef balls with mozzarella will perfectly fit into your festive dinner menu. These meatballs are very nutritious. Thanks to the unique cooking method and careful adherence to the suggested sequence of steps, you'll end up with a dish of Italian cuisine that's unique in both flavor and appearance. Try making them—you won't remain indifferent to these meatballs!

Instructions

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    Step 1

    1. Add Italian herbs and pressed garlic to the ground beef. Season with pepper and salt.

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    Step 2

    2. Season with previously fried finely chopped onion. Add a chicken egg.

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    Step 3

    3. Mix the meat well with your hands, divide the minced meat into 9 portions.

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    4. With your hands, place each portion onto plastic wrap, shape into a circle, then top with sliced spinach leaves and a small amount of mozzarella.

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    Step 5

    5. Shape the minced meat into a ball. Prepare all 9 cutlets in the same way, then place them in the upper compartment of the refrigerator to chill for 40 minutes.

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    Step 6

    6. Fry the balls in a pan with a mixture of two oils (5 minutes on each side). The heat should be high. Once a crust has formed on the balls, top them with tomatoes mashed by fork, grated ginger, and a whole chili pepper.

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    Step 7

    Step 7

    7. Simmer for 15 minutes. Serve the dish garnished with fresh herbs and drizzled with the tomato sauce in which it was cooked. Now you not only know how to prepare mozzarella balls in tomato sauce, but also how to present them beautifully.