Planked Meatballs with Spaghetti in Spicy Tomato Sauce

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What a wonderful way to serve a traditional dish, the meatballs are tender and moist and the spaghetti looks fantastic on the wood. We used our Cedar Roasting Plank to give a sweeter layer of flavour to the meatballs and spaghetti but the Oak or Beech Roasting Plank will work very well.

Creating new recipes using a Roasting Plank is great fun but also is taking the old favourites and adding a new twist by cooking it on wood.

 

Ingredients

Meatballs 1 slice of white bread, crumbed 500g beef mince 1 finely chopped medium onion 1 clove of garlic, crushed 4 mushrooms, finely chopped splash of Worcestershire sauce salt freshly ground pepper   Tomato Sauce 1 medium onion, finely chopped 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped 1/2 tsp rosemary 1 tin chopped tomato 1 tbsp olive oil 1-2 hot chilli peppers, finely chopped (optional) salt freshly ground pepper     Spaghetti   serves 6

                

Meatballs

 

1. In a large bowl combine the mince beef, onion, garlic, mushrooms, breadcrumbs, splash of sauce, salt and pepper and , using your hands, combine well.

2. With your hands mould 15 meatballs ( roughly the same size!) and place on your Roasting Plank and into a pre-heated oven (Gas Mark 4-5) for 15-20 minutes or until fully cooked.

 

Tomato Sauce

 

1. Warm up the olive oil in a frying pan on a medium heat and then add the onion, garlic and chilli and cook for about 2-3 minutes until the onion is lightly browned.

2. Add the tomatoes and rosemary and slowly simmer on a low heat for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally and season with salt and freshly ground pepper.

3. After 10 minutes, allow to cool.

 

Spaghetti

 

1.Bring a large pan to the boil and add salt and a splash of olive oil.

2. Add the spaghetti and cook for about 10 minutes until the spaghetti is al dente.

3. Drain and put back in the pan. Add some more olive oil, season with salt and freshly ground pepper.

 Planking

Put your cooked meatballs around the outside of your Roasting Plank, transfer your spaghetti to the middle of the plank and cover with the Tomato Sauce and, if you want, grate some Cheddar or Parmesan Cheese on top.

 

Put your Roasting Plank in a preheated oven (Gas Mark 4-5) for 15 minutes and then place onto the table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks great and tastes even better.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more wood recipes using our Roasting Planks, BBQ Planks or Wood Paper then take a look at our website :

www.theroastingplankcompany.co.uk