Country-Style Sausage Meatballs

Ingredients

• 300 g beef mince
• 300 g sausages (I used Greek loukanika but a mild Italian sausage is close in flavour)
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 3/4 cup breadcrumbs (you may need a bit less depending on your meat)
• 1 egg
• oregano
• salt and pepper

Directions

1. 1

   Carefully cut the sausage casings and scrape out all the contents into a bowl.

2. 2

   Chop them so that they resemble mince and then add to the beef mince.

3. 3

   Add breadcrumbs, egg, tomato paste, salt, pepper and oregano to taste.

4. 4

   Combine very well with your hands making sure that you have incoorporated the sausage and the spices well.

5. 5

   Allow to sit for 30 minutes in the fridge (or overnight for best results).

6. 6

   Roll into long, oval-shaped meatballs and place in a greased baking tray.

7. 7

   Cook in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees celcius for 40 minutes.

8. 8

   Serve with ketchup, mustard and a green salad. Yum!