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Tuna Meatballs with Tomato Sauce - Polpette di tonno con salsa di pomodoro
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Meatballs
- 50 g Parmesan cheese cut in pieces (2 cm)
- 100 g white bread torn in pieces
- 10 g fresh parsley leaves plus extra for garnishing
- 400 g fresh tuna cut in pieces (3-4 cm)
- 55 g toasted pine nuts
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 2 medium eggs
- 1 lemon finely grated zest and juice
Sauce
- 20 g olive oil plus extra for frying
- 60 g onions halved
- 2 garlic cloves
- 800 g tinned peeled plum tomatoes (2 x 400 g tins)
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp sugar (optional)
- fine sea salt to taste
- ground black pepper to taste
- red wine vinegar to taste (optional)
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 462 kcal / 1931 kJ
- Protein
- 36.2 g
- Fat
- 23.9 g
- Carbohydrates
- 21.2 g
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