Meatballs in Tomato Sauce with Potato Purée

Meatballs

• 70 g Parmesan cheese, cut in pieces (2 cm)
• 10 sprigs fresh parsley, leaves only
• 40 g onion, quartered
• 2 garlic cloves
• 600 g pork mince (see tip)
• 20 g breadcrumbs
• 1 medium egg
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 - 3 pinches ground black pepper

Tomato Sauce and Meatballs

• 80 g onion, quartered
• 1 garlic clove
• 200 g red peppers, cut in pieces (3 cm)
• 30 g olive oil
• 800 g tinned chopped tomatoes
• 15 fresh basil leaves, torn in pieces
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 - 3 pinches ground cinnamon (optional)
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp ground black pepper

Steaming Meatballs and Potato Purée

• 800 g floury potatoes, peeled, cut in pieces (2-3 cm)
• 200 g milk
• 40 g unsalted butter, cut in pieces
• ¼ - ½ tsp ground nutmeg
• ½ - 1 tsp salt
• ¼ - ½ tsp ground black pepper