Madeleine Shaw's meatballs with chopped tomatoes

Fancy making your own healthy meatballs? Madeleine Shaw has the perfect recipe for you! Flavoursome and moist, these meatballs will have you coming back for more.

1 hour 30 mins

3-4

Medium

• 450g Field & Flower course cut beef mince
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 can chopped tomatoes
• 1 egg
• 1 small white onion, diced
• A handful of parsley, finely chopped
• 100ml chicken stock or beef stock
• 2 fresh tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 3 tbsp butter
• Sea salt & freshly ground black pepper

1. Preheat oven to 180°C/Gas 4.

2. Mix the onion and parsley with the meat, egg, onion, parsley, garlic, a pinch of sea salt and a good grind of fresh black pepper.

3. Mix with hands and form into meatballs. Heat the butter in a pan on a medium heat and brown the balls very slightly. Pour the leftover oil and meat sauce into a roasting tray. Add in the meatballs, pour over the stock and evenly add the can of tomatoes. Sprinkle over a pinch of salt.

4. Wedge the fresh tomatoes in-between the meatballs. Cover with foil and cook for 45 minutes, then take the foil off and continue to cook for 10 minutes.