Recipe: Spinach and Ground Beef Meatballs

1 Thoroughly wash the spinach leaves, blanch in salted boiling water, rinse under cold water, drain, and chop roughly, but finely enough.

2 Soak the bread slice, press it firmly, set aside.

3 Remove the germ from the garlic cloves, pass through a garlic press.

4 In a bowl, mix the bread, garlic, ground beef, spinach, eggs, salt and pepper, add the nutmeg and knead well.

5 Form 8 meatballs and cook in hot oil for approximately 10 minutes, rolling them to brown well. Set aside.

6 Mix the cream with the cooking juices, cook over low heat.

7 Finely chop the basil, add to the cream, add the parmesan and let it melt over low heat.

8 Serve the meatballs accompanied by this basil cheese sauce.