Spaghetti & Meatballs Recipe

Using Caffrey’s delicious Roasted Red Pepper Meatball Sauce or Tomato and Basil Meatball Sauce

Split the skins of 4 good-quality pork sausages and squeeze out the meat into large mixing bowl(Sausage Meat is optional)

Add 500grams of mince beef, ½ finely chopped onion, ½ large bunch flat-leaf parsley, 50g grated parmesan, 50g fresh breadcrumbs, 1 beaten eggs and lots of seasoning. Get your hands in and mix together really well – the more you squeeze and mash the mince, the more tender the meatballs will be.

Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7.

Roll the mince mixture into about 25 golf-ball-size meatballs. Set aside any meatballs for freezing, allowing about 5 per portion, then spread the rest out in a large roasting tray – the meatballs will brown better if spaced out a bit.

Drizzle with a little oil (about 1 tsp per portion), shake to coat, then roast for 20-30 minutes until browned.

Once meatballs are done, pour in the Caffrey’s Meatball sauce into a saucepan and heat. Then just add the meatballs to the sauce. Then leave to simmer whilst you make your spaghetti.

Once your spaghetti is ready, serve up portions of spaghetti on each plate and then add in your meatballs and sauce. Or else stir them all together and serve with extra parmesan.

Marinade Mini Recipe Ideas

Caffrey’s delicious range of marinades are ready made to be used with your favourite meat, poultry or fish.

Soaking meat, poultry or fish in a marinade helps to tenderise and flavour. Marinade overnight in the refrigerator if possible, the longer the meat/poultry/fish is marinated the more tender it becomes and the more flavour it takes from the marinade.

Provencale Marinade - Pork

For best flavour marinade Pork Chops overnight in refrigerator.
Grill fry or barbeque.

Provencale Marinade - Beef

Marinade pieces of beef overnight in a refrigerator.
Cook in a casserole with vegetables and stock.

Dijon & Honey - Chicken

For best flavour marinade chicken pieces overnight in a refrigerator.
Stir fry with a selection of vegetables.

Spicy Barbeque Marinade - Ribs

For best flavour marinade spare ribs overnight in a refrigerator.
Barbeque whilst basting with marinade during cooking.

Spicy Barbeque Marinade - Chicken

For best flavour marinade chicken wings or drumsticks overnight in a refrigerator.
Grill or barbeque.

Lemon & Coriander - Chicken

For best flavour marinade chicken fillets overnight in a refrigerator.
Grill, fry or barbeque.

Lemon & Coriander - Baked fish

Marinade Fish Fillets for 30 minutes to 2 hours.
Wrap in tinfoil parcels and bake in oven.

Rosemary & Garlic Marinade - Lamb

For best flavour marinade rack of lamb overnight in a refrigerator.
Bake in oven using the marinade to baste during the bake.

Rosemary & Garlic Marinade - Steak

For best flavour marinade steak overnight in a refrigerator.
Grill, Fry or barbeque the steaks.

Teriyaki & Pineapple

Marinade Chicken fillets for 1 hour but for best flavour marinade overnight in refrigerator.
Grill, Fry or barbeque.

Marinade Chicken pieces overnight in refrigerator.
Stir fry.