Penne con Polpettine

Polpettine is Italian for tiny meatballs. As i was goin through my kitchen cabinet, i found bout 1/4 packet of penne left layin around. So i checked for the expiry date and i have till the end of the year, so i thought i might as well cook before i forget bout it. Its been a good few months since i last cooked pasta. And i thought, wht a perfect timing to do it now!

I dont have much ingredients at home so for this dish its more like do with wht i have in the kitchen cabinet and the fridge.

Ingredients:

Meatballs
* lean pork mince
* paprika
* breadcrumbs
* finely chopped onions
* finely chopped garlic
* salt
* black pepper
* egg,beaten
* all- purpose seasoned flour

Method:
1) Combine the first 8 ingredients together
2) Roll tablespoonsful of mixture into balls
3)  Then roll the balls in the seasoned flour

Sauce
* chopped onions
* finely chopped garlic
* finely shredded carrot
* chopped fresh tomatoes
* butter
* salt
* sugar
* chicken stock
* black pepper
* tomato puree
* tomato paste

Method:
1) Saute the garlic and onions with butter
2) Next, add the shredded carrot followed by chopped tomatoes
3) Pour the chicken stock in and bring to boil
4) Add tomato puree and paste
5) Season with salt and sugar 
6) Add in more butter if you like
7) Lastly add in black pepper.

As for the meatballs, you can either drop all the balls into the sauce and let it simmer or you can coat it only when you're bout to dig into your food. Also do add in some freshly grated Parmesan cheese on your pasta, if you have any at home. Parmesan will do good in the meatballs mixture as well. Since i dont have parmesan at home, i substituted it for paprika in the meatballs and freshly ground black pepper on my pasta.