Sauté the sliced carrots, onions and crushed garlic cloves in
olive oil. Add tomato paste and diced tomatoes. Season with a
pinch of Espelette pepper, thyme, oregano, fresh basil, salt
and pepper. Add a dash of lemon juice, a spoonful of sugar
and a glass of red wine. Bring to a boil and reduce. Mix and
garnish with chopped parsley.
bird nests with tomato sauce
ingredients - info
pure minced beef
eggs
chopped tomatoes
tomato paste
garlic
balsamico
olive oil
bread crumbs
sugar
onions
Boil the eggs, peel and set aside to cool off. Mix the minced
meat with breadcrumbs, milk, nutmeg, pepper and egg.
Preheat the oven to 185°C. Roll the eggs in the minced meat
and make big balls. Fry them brown on all sides in hot butter.
Place the balls on a baking dish and pour over the juices.
Allow baking 30 minutes in the oven and turn on the hot air
blower. Serve with the tomato sauce and Belgian fries.
carrots
basil
red wine
parsley
oregano
lemon
nutmeg
piment d'Espelette
pepper & salt
butter
milk
thyme