Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, teftini, beef over fettuccine. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Teftini, Beef over Fettuccine is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Teftini, Beef over Fettuccine is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

This will allow the sauce to seep into the meatballs a bit. Delicious is delicious no matter what country it's from. In a large, deep skillet heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add in the ground beef to the skillet and break the meat apart.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook teftini, beef over fettuccine using 29 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Teftini, Beef over Fettuccine:

1. Prepare Meatball patties———————
2. Make ready 1-1/4 pound ground chuck 80 /20
3. Take 1 cup cooked rice
4. Prepare 1 teaspoon kosher salt
5. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
6. Take 1/2 teaspoon ground paprika
7. Take 1 large egg
8. Make ready 1 teaspoon minced garlic
9. Get 1/2 medium onion grated
10. Make ready 1 small carrot peeled and grated fine
11. Prepare 1-1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs
12. Make ready Pasta———————-
13. Get 1 pound Fettuccine pasta
14. Make ready As needed water to boil pasta
15. Get 1 tablespoon extra Virgin olive oil
16. Take 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
17. Take 2 tablespoons extra Virgin olive oil
18. Get Sauce————————–
19. Prepare 28 ounces tomato sauce
20. Take To taste kosher salt
21. Take 1 teaspoon granulated garlic powder
22. Prepare To taste ground black pepper
23. Make ready 1/2 cup sour cream
24. Prepare 1 tablespoon dill weed
25. Get 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
26. Get Garnish———————–
27. Take 1 tablespoon chopped parsley for garnish
28. Get Frying—————–
29. Take As needed oil to fry the meatballs/ patties

Top with more parmesan cheese, if desired. NOTES: Make sure you choose the right cut of beef. You want one that's tender and has plenty of marbling. Porterhouse/t-bone, ribeye, and filet mignon are also great options.

Steps to make Teftini, Beef over Fettuccine:

1. Mix the ground chuck, grated onion, grated carrots, minced garlic, egg, paprika, salt, and pepper. Heat the oil.
2. Form into mini patties. I rolled it out and used a small cookie cutter to get a uniform size.
3. Coat each patty with the breadcrumbs and in medium depth of hot oil, fry till golden brown. If it isn't quite done it will finish when simmering in the sauce.
4. Move each one when finished frying to a paper towel to absorb excessive amounts of oil.
5. Boil the pasta according to instructions on the package. Add olive oil and parsley to the pasta after you drain it. Coat each piece of pasta.
6. Heat the tomato sauce. Add the spices and simmer 7 minutes then add the rest of the sauce ingredients. Taste adjust the seasonings to your desired taste.
7. Mix well it should become orange in color.
8. Simmer the sauce for 15 minutes then add the meat patties.
9. Simmer for 15 minutes.
10. Let them sit off heat covered 15 minutes. This will allow the sauce to seep into the meatballs a bit. Now serve on top of the Fettuccine.
11. Garnish with parsley. Serve, I hope you enjoy

You want one that's tender and has plenty of marbling. Porterhouse/t-bone, ribeye, and filet mignon are also great options. Serve over cooked fettuccine, linguini, or the pasta of choice, and crusty bread, so you can scoop up every drop of the yummy sauce! A green salad, or some sauteed zucchini, will fill out this meal beautifully. Add the rosemary, thyme, oregano, bay leaf, beef broth, and wine.

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