Meatballs in marinara sauce

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• 1 onion
• ½ clove garlic

• cutting board
• knife

Finely dice one onion and half a garlic clove.

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• vegetable oil for frying

• small frying pan
• cooking spoon

Sauté both in a small frying pan in some vegetable oil until the onion is translucent.

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• 10 g basil

• cutting board
• knife

Cut basil into fine strips.

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• 300 g ground beef
• 3 tbsp breadcrumbs
• 1 egg
• salt
• pepper

• large bowl
• cooking spoon

Next, mix ground beef, breadcrumbs, egg, sautéed onion and garlic, basil, salt, and pepper in a bowl.

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Use hands to make small balls from the mixture, approx. 3 cm in diameter.

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• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• ½ clove garlic
• 4 mushrooms
• 4 tomatoes

• cutting board
• knife

For the sauce, dice the onion, carrot, half a garlic clove, mushrooms, and tomatoes.

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• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 250 ml pureed tomatoes
• vegetable oil for frying
• 2 tsp sugar
• salt
• pepper

• deep frying pan with lid
• cooking spoon

Sauté the cut vegetables in some vegetable oil. Add pureed tomatoes and season with sugar, salt, and pepper. Allow to reduce on a low heat for approx. 15 – 20 min.

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• 1 tsp rosemary
• 1 tsp thyme

• cutting board
• knife

Meanwhile, finely chop rosemary and thyme.