meatballs from italy

Meatballs, 

500g Lean Minced Beef
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 onion peeled and finely chopped
A pinch of chilli pepper
1 medium egg yolk
Salt, pepper
One packet of spaghetti

For the Tomato Sauce

Olive oil
One jar of tomato and basil sauce
A dash of balsamic vinegar
A dash of red wine (optional)
Half a teaspoon of sugar

Method

1. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over a quite low temperature. Add the onion and garlic and fry for 10 minutes until softened, stirring regularly. Tip into a large mixing bowl and leave to cool. Add minced beef, chilli pepper, salt and black pepper, plus an egg yolk.

2. Combine all the ingredients for meatballs and roll into small size meatballs.

3. Fry in the olive oil to brown edges. In a saucepan add the tomato sauce with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and any dried or fresh herbs you like (basil, oregano, parsley). Add the meatballs to the tomato sauce and cook for another 10-15 minutes.