Spanish Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Prepare the ingredients. Get all the ingredients ready - we'll be cooking with them in a moment 🥩✨

Chop the onion. Peel the onion and chop it finely

Prepare the padrons. Cut the padron peppers in half and remove the seeds

Season the minced meat. Season the minced meat with paprika, salt, and pepper and mix well

Form the meatballs. Shape the mixture into smaller meatballs

Peel the garlic. Peel the garlic and chop it finely

Sear the meatballs. Heat olive oil in a pan, add the meatballs, and fry over high heat for about 5 minutes until golden brown, then remove them

Fry the padrons. In the same oil, fry the padrons over high heat for about 2-3 minutes on each side, then remove them

Saute the onion and garlic. In the same pan, saute the onion with the garlic over medium heat for about 2-3 minutes until golden

Prepare the tomato sauce. Add the tomatoes and let them simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes

Toast the bread. Slice the bread and toast it in the oven, toaster, or in a pan over medium heat for several minutes until golden brown

Simmer everything in the sauce. Return the meatballs and padrons to the sauce and simmer over low heat for another 5 minutes, seasoning with salt and pepper

Plate the dish. Serve by placing the toasted bread on a plate and topping it with the meatballs, padrons, and sauce 🥩🍽️✨