Pasta with Meatballs, English Style

Ingredients

• 1 kilo ground beef or lamb
• 500 g pasta
• 2 onions
• 2 cloves garlic
• Half a cup breadcrumbs
• Liquid milk, one-third cup
• Salt
• Black pepper, 1 teaspoon
• Sweet paprika, 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder, half a teaspoon
• Cardamom, half a teaspoon
• Cinnamon, half a teaspoon
• Ginger powder, half a teaspoon
• Tomato sauce
• Vegetable bouillon cube - optional (do not add salt if using it)
• Mozzarella cheese - optional
• Also from the delicious pasta recipes... Fettuccine Alfredo

Method

1. Grind the onion and garlic in an electric mincer or finely chop them with a knife until very fine
2. Put them in a skillet with a little oil and sauté until softened, then set aside
3. Place the meat in a bowl and make a well in the center to add the breadcrumbs mixed with 1/3 cup milk, in addition to the sautéed onion and garlic, black pepper, salt and paprika; mix well
4. Shape the meat into small meatballs..
5. In the same skillet add a little oil and brown the meatballs... and just before they are fully cooked... add cardamom, turmeric, ginger, cinnamon and a vegetable stock cube to the center of the skillet after pushing the meatballs to the edges... stir to create a nicely colored sauce
6. After a while add a little tomato sauce and mix the sauce with the meatballs
7. Place the pre-cooked pasta on a plate and add the meatballs with the sauce on top
8. Finally, sprinkle a little mozzarella as desired; it can be omitted
9. Also from her tasty pasta recipes.. fettuccine with cream