Summary

Ingredients

For the balls:

• 300 g minced meat, mixed
• 2 slices toast, soaked and squeezed out
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon mustard
• salt and pepper
• Paprika powder, noble sweet
• 1 teaspoon oil for frying

For the sauce:

• 2 red peppers, diced
• 1 onion (s), diced
• 1 tin pizza tomatoes, 425 ml each
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste
• sugar
• salt and pepper

Also:

• 500 g tortellini filled with ricotta and spinach
• some basil

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Instructions

1. Knead the minced meat with the toast, egg yolk, garlic, tomato paste, mustard and the spices. Shape it into small balls. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the balls in it on all sides for about 7 minutes. Take the balls out of the pan.
2. Steam the onion and diced paprika in the frying fat. Add 1 teaspoon of tomato paste and the tomatoes, simmer for 5 minutes and season to taste.
3. Cook the tortellini in boiling salted water for about 5 minutes, drain and add to the sauce with the meatballs. Serve the tortellini pan garnished with basil.
4. The dish contains approx. 540 Kcal per serving.