I have been meaning to post this recipe for ages, I've made it twice now and we all love it!
Sorry I haven't uploaded photos from my camera so I have no pics top show you...you just have to trust me.

Ingredients

-500g pork & veal mince (safeway have this premixed and packaged)
- 1/4 cup basil
- 3 tblspns bread crumbs
- 3/4 cup grated cheese
- 1 egg
- salt & pepper
- plain flour or rice flour if you have it
- 2 garlic cloves (or equivalent of minced garlic)
- oil
- celery stalk
- carrot
- lemon

Method

Meatballs

1. Place mince meat, basil, bread crumbs, cheese, egg and garlic into bowl.  Mix with wooden spoon and when combined roll into balls.  I used the tablespoon measure to make the balls all roughly the same size.

2. Heat oil and cook in batches.  Set aside to cool.


Sauce

1. Process 1 onion, celery stick, carrot, lemon zest, garlic until mushy.
2. Heat 1/4 cup oil & 20g butter.
3. Add processed vegies, cook until soft for 10 mins.
4. Add 1 tspn of sugar and 3 cups of passata or (sugo), whatever you prefer.
5. Add 2 cups of water and cook gently for 15 mins.
6. Uncover, add 1/2 cup of milk or only when you re-heat.
7. Simmer sauce for 15 mins, add meatballs.
8. Simmer for another 20-25 minutes.

This is so yummy, I have never been a big fan of meatballs and everyone in my family loves them....thanks Grandma!

Paula