By Zach Griffin

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Ingredients

4 servings

For the Noods

eggs

flour

For the Meatballs

0.25 lbham

1 lbground beef

1 ½ tspsalt

3cloves garlic

¼ cupParmesan

black pepper

to taste

½ cupbread crumbs

1egg

¼ cupolive oil

For the sauce

4 clovesgarlic

thinly sliced

1 tspred pepper flakes

28 ozcrushed tomatoes

salt

to taste

1 bunchbasil

lightly bruised

sugar

Optional

onion

small

Instructions

For The Noods

Step 1

Make pasta. 1 egg and 100 grams of flour make about one serving. Generally I do 4 “servings”.

eggs

flour

For The Meatballs

Step 2

Finely dice the ham, and add to a large bowl.

Bowl

Knife

ham0.25 lb

Step 3

Add the ground beef to the bowl.

ground beef1 lb

Step 4

Use a garlic press to press garlic into the bowl.

Garlic press

cloves garlic3

Step 5

Add the Parmesan cheese to the bowl.

Step 6

Add the salt and pepper.

salt1 ½ tsp

black pepper

Step 7

Mix the ingredients until combined.

Step 8

Add the bread crumbs and one whole egg.

egg1

Step 9

Mix again until homogenous.

Step 10

Using a cookie scoop, scoop the meat mixture onto a baking sheet.

Baking sheet

Step 12

Heat the oil in a pan over high. Sear your meatballs without overcrowding the pan.

Step 13

Sear the meatballs on 2-4 sides.

Step 14

Remove the meatballs and set the heat to LOW.

Step 15

Soften the onion and toast the garlic in the oil.

onion

Step 16

Add the red pepper flakes.

red pepper flakes1 tsp

Step 17

Add the crushed tomatoes (canned).

Step 18

Add salt and pepper to taste.

black pepper

salt

Step 19

Bruise the basil and add to the sauce.

basil1 bunch

Step 20

Add the meatballs back into the sauce to finish cooking.

Step 21

Add your cooked pasta and some pasta water to the sauce and meatballs. Then plate and enjoy!