Christmas balls with melted cheese

Name: Christmas balls with melted cheese
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 80 g Port Salut red crust cheese 50; 1 leeks; 600 g half to half chopped; 1 el Ketchup; 50 g bread crumbs; 1 tl salt; 1 medium sized egg; 2 el traditional olive oil; 400 g cherry tomatoes in tin; 720 ml sieved tomatoes; 15 g fresh basil

Meatballs in tomato sauce with port salut cheese.

Ingredients

Directions

Cut the port salut into 20 pieces. Wash the leek and cut as finely as possible.
Mix the mince in a bowl with the leek, ketchup, the egg, breadcrumbs, salt and some pepper. With wet hands, turn balls the size of a golf ball.
Make a hole in the balls with your thumb, push in a piece of cheese and cover with minced meat.
Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the balls in 15 minutes until golden brown and done.
Bring the tomatoes and passata to a boil in a frying pan and simmer for 10 minutes on low heat. If necessary, season with salt and pepper.
Cut the basil leaves into strips. Stir the balls and the basil through the tomato sauce just before serving.
Bon appétit! .