Mexican meatballs with spicy tomato sauce

Name: Mexican meatballs with spicy tomato sauce
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: Bread; Cream; Onion; Olive oil; Beef; Eggs; Parsley; Lemon zest; Salt; Pepper; Shallots; Garlic; Tomatoes; Red chilli peppers; Tomato paste; Olive oil; Red wine; Chervil

Looking for new Mexican dinner ideas? Try this Mexican meatball recipe, prepared with beef and served with spicy tomato sauce: Mexican food with a twist!

14 September, 2023

Cuisine

Mexican

serves for

total time

1 HR 10 MIN

ingredients

Bread

1 slice, 1 day old

Cream

3 tbsp/1.5 oz

Onion

1, peeled and finely chopped

Olive oil

1 tbsp/0.5 oz

Beef

500g/17.6 oz, ground

Eggs

Parsley

2 tbsp/1 oz fresh, chopped

Lemon zest

a little

Salt

Pepper

freshly ground

Shallots

2, peeled and finely chopped

Garlic

1 clove, peeled and finely chopped

Tomatoes

400g/14.1 oz, chopped

Red chilli peppers

2, deseeded and chopped

Tomato paste

1 tbsp/0.5 oz

Olive oil

4 tbsp/2 oz

Red wine

200ml/6.7 oz

Chervil

for garnish

Method

Step 01

For the Mexican meatballs

To prepare the Mexican meatballs with spicy tomato sauce start softening the bread in the cream and pull apart.

Step 02

Sauté the chopped onion in the hot oil.

Step 03

Put the ground beef, egg, parsley, softened bread, cooked onion and lemon zest in a bowl.

Step 04

Season with salt and pepper. Mix well by kneading.

Step 05

Form the mixture into small balls.

Step 06

For the spicy tomato sauce

Sauté the chopped chillies, garlic and onions until transparent.

Step 07

Stir in the tomato paste and deglaze with the red wine. Bring to a simmer.

Step 08

Add the tomatoes and continue simmering for approximately 20 minutes. Stir occasionally.

Step 09

Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Step 10

Add the meatballs and cover the pan. Allow to steam gently for approximately 10 minutes.

Step 11

Garnish the Mexican meatballs with the chervil and serve.

What’s the best meat for meatballs?

Beef is traditionally used for Mexican meatballs although you may want to try combining the beef with pork mince, which will add extra flavour and make the meatballs slightly softer. A 50/50 combination works well.

How to serve Mexican meatballs

Mexican food includes a plethora of tasty treats of which meatballs are only one example. Try them served with a dollop of guacamole and sour cream, with fluffy coriander rice, accompanied by corn chips or wrapped in a warm flour tortilla. Whether you want to pair them with a margarita is entirely up to you!