One-Pot Spicy Meatballs and Spaghetti
A super easy one-pot pasta dish with Asian spiced meatballs and a delicious magic tomato sauce. Rich umami flavours at the click of a finger.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 250g pork mince
- 250g beef mince
- 2 tbsp sriracha
- 2 soy sauce
- 1 garlic clove minced (or 1/2 tsp garlic powder)
- ½ salt
- ¼ cup 4 tbsp panko breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
Spaghetti
- 150ml water
- 225g spaghetti
- Squeeze lemon Juice
- Basil leaves for garnish
- Japanese Kewpie mayonnaise or regular mayonnaise (see recipe notes)
Magic Tomato Sauce
- 500ml tomato Passata
- 250ml chicken stock or vegetable
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp light brown sugar
- Fresh or dried red chilli
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- Sea salt flakes and pepper
Instructions
- Combine all meatball ingredients gently and shape into 14 balls.
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add meatballs and cook for 5 mins, turning until browned all over.
- Add all the Magic Tomato Sauce ingredients plus 150ml water and gently stir to combine, being careful not to break the meatballs.
- Push meatballs to each side and place pasta in the middle of the pan along with 1 tbsp olive oil. Bring to a boil then quickly turn to a medium boil.
- Every few minutes as the pasta starts to soften gently move it around the pan to spread it out and prevent it sticking together. As the pasta softens, spread it around the pan evenly and let it cook slowly to absorb the sauce. The sauce should bubble gently, not aggressively.
- When the pasta is cooked and the sauce has reduced, remove it from the heat. Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed. Squeeze over some lemon juice, extra olive oil and garnish with the basil leaves.
- Divide between bowls and drizzle with Japanese Kewpie mayonnaise, or regular mayo (see notes)
Notes
Substitute: If you can't find Kewpie mayonnaise then mix 1 tsp of soy sauce along with a tiny squeeze of lemon into 4 tbsp of mayonnaise.