These delicious meatballs are the kind of dish you remember long after the last bite. Soft, flavorful, and simmered in a rich tomato and pea sauce, they taste like home cooking at its best. Simple ingredients, honest flavors, and that unmistakable comfort food feeling that never goes out of style. Let’s see how to make them.
Traditional
Comfort Food
Homemade
Omnivore
Delicious Meatballs in Tomato and Pea Sauce
Soft pork and prosciutto meatballs gently cooked in a rich tomato and pea sauce. A timeless Italian home-cooking classic.
Ingredients
- Ground pork 300 g
- Prosciutto 100 g
- Tomato passata 750 g
- Canned peas 1
- Egg 1
- Breadcrumbs as needed
- Flour as needed
- Parsley chopped as needed
- Sweet paprika as needed
- White wine half glass
- Onion 1
- Margarine or butter as needed
- Salt to taste
Tools
- Large pan
- Food processor
- Wooden spoon
- Knife
- Mixing bowl
Instructions
- Prepare a soffritto with chopped onion and margarine in a large pan.
- Add sweet paprika and let the onion brown gently.
- Deglaze with white wine and let it evaporate.
- Add tomato passata and drained peas, season with salt, and simmer gently.
- Meanwhile, finely chop the prosciutto using a food processor.
- Add ground pork, then parsley, egg, and breadcrumbs.
- Mix well until fully combined.
- Shape small meatballs (2–3 cm in diameter).
- Lightly coat the meatballs in flour.
- Add them to the sauce and cook gently until done, without overcooking.
Nutritional values (per serving)
Calories
420 kcal
420 kcal
Fat
26 g
26 g
Carbohydrates
18 g
18 g
Protein
28 g
28 g
Sugar
7 g
7 g
Fiber
5 g
5 g
Sodium
620 mg
620 mg
This post is also available in: Italiano (Italian)
