Herb-Baked Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Prep Time: 30 minutes · Total Time: 1 Hour · Makes: 10-12 meatballs

Cosy, hearty, and made to share. These meatballs are crisped in beef tallow, packed with grass-fed protein and hidden veg, and baked under a bubbling layer of golden cheese. Dish them up hot with sourdough on the side... they won’t last long.

Ingredients

1-2tbsp. Mitchells Beef Tallow
2 slices of bread, crumbed
¼ cup milk of choice
½ medium onion, finely diced
2-3 cloves of garlic
1 small carrot, grated
2 tsp. Mitchells Bone Broth Powder
2 tsp. Mitchells Beef Liver Powder
500g grass-fed beef mince
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
Handful of parsley, thyme, oregano, rosemary, finely diced
1–2 cups basic tomato sauce
1 small handful fresh basil leaves
150g mozzarella, torn
50g parmesan, finely grated
Salt & pepper
Optional: Fresh sourdough

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200°C. Lightly grease a casserole dish with tallow and place it in the oven while pre-heating.
In a small bowl, combine bread crumbs with milk and let them swell (5 - 10 min)
Finley dice onion, garlic and grate carrot, add to a large fry pan over a high heat. Add in the bone broth and beef liver powder and lightly sauté with chosen spices or flavours. Remove from heat once aromatic and allow to cool.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the mince, bread crumb and milk mixture, beaten egg, and Dijon mustard. Mix thoroughly (using clean, slightly wet hands works best)
Add the cooled sautéed mixture to bowl, season with salt and pepper, and mix again until fully combined.
Finely dice parsley, thyme, oregano, rosemary and mix in.
Roll the meatball mixture into walnut-sized balls and place on the preheated casserole dish. You should get about 10-12 meatballs from this recipe.
Cover meatballs with tomato sauce, scatter a few fresh basil leaves, tear over mozzarella, and finely grate parmesan on top.
Bake for 15–20 minutes in a 200°C oven, or until the cheese is golden and bubbly.
Serve alongside toasted sourdough for dipping. For a spicier kick, sprinkle chilli flakes before serving.