This week our Mini Chefs (5-7 yrs) will be making – Italian meatballs in a tomato & basil sauce.
Our meatballs are going to be super juicy full of goodness including meat, onions, bread, milk, herbs and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, served in a tomato and basil sauce which you can serve at home with spaghetti or pasta of your choice.
Meatballs are known in Italy as polpette they are not served with pasta but in fact bread and nearly always include two meats normally beef, or veal & pork.
A tip to making soft meatballs is to use a panade – which is a mixture of starch like bread mixed with a liquid like milk which is then added to minced meat.
This week we will be using lots of skills to make our dish: Soaking mixing/combining and mashing, shaping into balls, pan frying, chopping and mincing simmering, sprinkling.
See you Saturday Mini Chefs.
