The blog is starting to grow moldy due to the lack of updates. It has been so neglected that I didn’t even realize that the formatting has got haywire and needed some adjustments, until late last week, which then took me another few days to set it right. The thumbnail on the homepage is still not back to what it was. Clicking on it doesn’t link to the post but a bigger-sized photo. I can’t remember how I had revised the html back then and I couldn’t find the old post by a someone, somewhere detailing how to do it. I’m too lazy to squint my eyes sieving every line and go through a trial and error process… so I think I will just have to live with it for now until I am “inspired” to do something about it.
Since we got back from our family vacation, I have been revisiting all the old recipes. Sadly, even though I had practiced hard to make the recipe perfect in the past, I have failed to continue to practice to stay perfect. Not just the recipe, but the food porn (like the one up there!) is starting to look a bit messy. Will it sound a little too lame if I shift the blame to the not quite photogenic meatballs??
Whatever it was, I finally got my act together last weekend and made something different because I have gotten too used to throwing in the usual suspects each time someone in the family requests for pasta (ABC pasta to be exact!). So I went through my recipe books late one night and persuaded myself to try my hands on making meatballs. The ingredient list didn’t look too complicated, which is always a push factor for me to want to try but I definitely underestimated the amount of time required to prepare the meatballs.
The taste was there but not quite the texture of the meatballs and I blame in on my over-confidence where preparation time is concerned. It was nearing lunch time and I was still buzzing around the kitchen not ready to fire up the stove. PANIC!
In the end, I was only working towards getting the minced beef ball-like looking neglecting the texture. It turned out that the meatball didn’t hold well together and breaks apart with just a light touch. Better luck next time… hopefully.
Ingredients:
- 500 gm minced beef
- 1/2 onion (minced)
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- 3 tablespoons plain flour
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Tomato based pasta sauce
- 500 gm spaghetti (cooked according to instructions on packing)
Preparation:
- Combine minced beef, onion, dried oregano and worcestershire sauce. Season to taste with a pinch of salt. Mixed ingredients well using hands.
- Roll level tablespoons of the mixture into balls and dust lightly with plain flour, shaking off excess.
- Heat olive oil in pan and cook meatball in batches, turning often until browned all over.
- Transfer meatballs into heated pasta sauce and allow to simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Serve over spaghetti.
Number of Servings: 4
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