＜Pasta meatball & tomato Bento＞

■Pasta meatball & tomato
【Ingredients】
Boiled meatballs : 250 g ground pork
1 piece ginger
1/2 Japanese leek
A pinch of salt
1/2 egg
1.5 tablespoons Japanese sake
1.5 tablespoons cornstarch

A : 300 ml canned tomato
50 cc water
2 teaspoons consomme granule
1 bay leaf
salt & pepper

1 tablespoon olive oil
Garlic
1/4 bunch Shimeji mushrooms
1/4 onion
100 g pasta
1,000 ml water
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

【Direction】
1. Chop the Japanese leek finely.
2. Combine all the ingredients for meatballs & 1 well till the mixture becomes clingy.
3. Roll the mixture into a bite size ball shape. Apply oil (not mentioned in the ingredients) on palms for easier forming.
4. Boil the meatballs in boiling water.
5. Add the salt in boiling water, and boil the pasta 1 minute shorter than the instruction on the package.
6. Pan-fry the olive oil & garlic till the aroma comes out.
7. Add the onion & Shimeji mushrooms, and pan-fry further.
8. Add A & 4/the meatballs, bring to boil, then add the pasta.
9. Add the Parmigiano-Reggiano grated cheese, and combine.

【Garnish】
Parsley