Gilda Spinnelli's Meatballs & Spaghetti Sauce

Gilda came from Italy to Castlethorpe in 1948 aged 17.
Gilda Spinnelli
Gilda Spinnelli
1lb minced beef
A few leaves of freshly chopped parsley
Salt & pepper to taste
2 tablespoons of cooking oil


1 clover of garlic
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato puree
1 cup of water
½ teaspoon of mixed herbs
Parmesan cheese

A plate of meatballs & spaghetti sauce

Mix together minced beef, parsley, pepper and salt in a bowl. Using dampened hands shape mixture into 12 small balls

In a large saucepan gentle fry batches of meatballs in oil until browned on the surface. Remove the meatballs and place to one side. Gently fry the clover of garlic in the pan until softened. Add the cup of water, tin of chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, mixed herbs, season to taste. Simmer for 10 mins. Add the meatballs and simmer for 40 mins. until the sauce thickens. Stir whist cooking slowly.
Cook your desired pasta and add the meatballs and sauce.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese


Conversion Table oz. - grams. Dry Weight
Oven Temperature Chart
Imperial
ounces (oz)
Recommended
gram (g)
conversion to
nearest 25g
Approximate
gram (g)
convertion to
nearest 25g
°C
°F
Gas Mark
Description
1oz
25g
28g
110
225
¼
very slow
2oz
50g
57g
120/130
250
½
very slow
3oz
75g
85g
140
275
1
slow
4oz (¼lb)
100-125g
113g
150
300
2
slow
5oz
150g
142g
160/170
325
3
moderate
6oz
175g
170g
180
350
4
moderate
7oz
200g
198g
190
375
5
moderately hot
8oz (½lb)
225g
226g
200
400
6
moderately hot
9oz
250g
255g
220
425
7
hot
10oz
275g
283g
239
450
8
hot
11oz
300g
312g
240
475
9
very hot
12oz
350g
340g
Liquid Measures
13oz
375g
368g
Imperial
pint

Imperial fluid ounces (fl oz)

Approximate
millilitre (ml)
coversion
Recommended
millilitre (ml)
equivalent
14oz
400g
397g
1
20
568
575-600
15oz
425g
425g
½
10
284
300
16oz(1lb)
450g
453g
¼
5
142
150
Weights & Measures for cooks as used in The Dairy Book of Home Cookery. Milk Marketing Board 1992