...and the most romantic  S. Valentine dinner!

I spent all the weekend thinking about the right recipe to cook for S. Valentine.

Last year, i wanted to go for some aphrodisiac ingredients and i gave you the recipe for some spicy seafood Paccheri, but this year I was a bit in trouble.

Then a friend of mine reminded me about one of the most romantic and cute cartoon from Disney and the recipe was just there for me to recreate that magical atmosphere: who can forgot the famous Spaghetti & Meatballs scene from Lady and the Tramp.

So here is a not so Italian recipe, revised in my way to wish you a very romantic or just greedy night!

For 2 people:

200 gr Spaghetti Pastificio dei Campi

Pork mince meat 50gr

Beef mince meat 50gr

Ham 25gr

Breadcrumbs 20gr

1 egg

Salt, pepper and nutmeg

2 spoons of chopped Parsley

Grated parmesan 30gr

A little onion

1 garlic clove

Tomato passata 400gr

Let’s start with the meatballs: place in a bowl the ground beef and the pork, the ham chopped in little pieces and mix with your hands. Then add the bread crumbs, the grated Parmesan, the chopped parsley, egg, salt, pepper and a bit of nutmeg.

Mix again the ingredients with your hands and then let the mixture stand for 10-15 minutes to cool. Mean while chop the onion and garlic and put them to brown slowly in oil. Add the passata and some salt and cook it slowly for sometimes.

Pass now to the creation of the meatballs (I have done them quite little, about 10 grams each). As soon as the tomato sauce boils, add the meatballs gently in it (I put all in a pan to don’t break them) and cook for at least 40 minutes over low heat until the sauce has thickened.
Put to boil a pot of salted water for the Spaghetti spaghetti and when they are al dente, drain and pour the sauce along with meatballs. Mix  everything together and serve them to your lucky guest.

Happy S.Valentine’s day to everyone... and tomorrow you will see the pictures of my dish :)