Name: Slow-cooked Italian-style meatballs
Total time: 18600 s
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 gram 20% fat beef mince; 4 clove garlic; 2 tablespoon dried oregano; 1 onion; 2 stalk celery stick; 1 carrot; 1 tin chopped tomatoes; to taste cheddar; to taste basil leaf; to taste wholemeal pitta; to taste salad

Step 1

Season the beef mince (500 g) with salt, pepper, half the crushed garlic (4 cloves) and the oregano (10 g) in a bowl. Roll into balls.

Step 2

Heat 2 tsp olive oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the rest of the garlic, the onion (1) , the celery (2 stalks) and the carrot (1) until softened. Add to the slow cooker.

Step 3

Brown the meatballs in the pan, then add to the slow cooker along with the chopped tomatoes (1 tin) , 400ml water and some salt and pepper. Cook on low for 5 hours.

Step 4

Serve the meatballs topped with cheddar (to taste) and basil (to taste) , along with your choice of pasta, pitta bread (to taste) or jacket potato and salad (to taste) .

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