Modern recipes are simplified. There are fewer ingredients, they are more complete, the flavors are pronounced, not complicated. Meatballs, meatballs and meatballs are a super autumn dish, simple and very warming. Today there are three to choose from: turkey stuffed with mozzarella, fish with nuts and cinnamon and a basic tomato sauce for them.

Turkey meatballs stuffed with mozzarella

• 500 g of ground turkey
• 1 large ball of mozzarella 125 g
• a handful of rosemary leaves (can be dry - 1/2 tsp)
• 2-3 cloves of garlic
• 2 tbsp. flour (I use flax, you can take ordinary wheat, corn starch or bread crumbs)
• 2 tbsp. cream or milk (feel free to replace with water)
• 1 more egg
• salt
• pepper
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Фарш змішати з дрібно порізаним часником, розмарином, лляним борошном, вершками, сіллю та перцем. Ретельно перемішуємо. Моцареллу ріжемо на 10-14 шматочків. У руці формуємо фрикадельку, ретельно обгорнувши сир фаршем. Викладаємо на лист. Запікати при 200С (я вмикаю режим гриль, щоб підрум'янити зверху) 10 хвилин без соусу і 10 хвилин, поливши пасатою або соусом маринара.

Salmon meatballs with nuts and cinnamon

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• 400 g of fish (I take only salmon or half salmon and white sea fish)
• olive oil
• 50 g of pine nuts (you can also use chopped walnuts)
• 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• sea ​​salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon of dry oregano
• a handful of parsley leaves, cut
• 2 tbsp. the flour you use (I use flax, but ordinary wheat or breadcrumbs will also work)
• 50 g of grated parmesan
• 2 eggs
• juice and zest of half a lemon

Cut the fish into pieces of about 2 cm, fry quickly in olive oil with nuts, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Transfer and let cool. Add oregano, parsley, breadcrumbs, Parmesan, egg, lemon juice and zest. Mix thoroughly and roll into small balls of the same size. To prevent the mixture from sticking to your hands, you can lubricate them with a small amount of olive oil or water. Bake in greased olive oil baking sheet or baking dish at 200C for 10 minutes.

I use a basic marinara sauce for both recipes. First, I bake the meatballs for 10 minutes under the grill at a temperature of 200C and another 10 minutes after pouring the sauce into them.

Basic marinara sauce

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It should be said that there is no single recipe. The name comes from the Italian "marinaro", sailor. In the classic version, the sauce has something from the sea, salted anchovies or well-salted sardines. But time and distribution have simplified the sauce to the maximum. Marinara can be simply tomato passata with salt, garlic and olive oil, salt, pepper, it can be made with celery and onion, it can be with herbs such as sage or basil.

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• 300 ml of passat
• 1 small bulb
• 1 tsp. dry oregano or marjoram
• olive oil

Пасату простіше купити. Але, якщо є бажання, можна приготувати самостійно. Дрібно порізати цибулю, додати орегано і припустити в оливковій олії, поки цибуля не стане непрозоро-білою. Влити пасату і вимкнути вогонь. Вона одразу закипить. Далі – у рецепт. Із цибулею для індички – ідеально, з часничком – для рибних.