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Magnificent Meatballs and Sexy Sauce




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List of Ingredients




Two pounds ground beef
One pound ground pork
Four teaspoons chopped garlic
One cup chopped fresh parsley
Three slices of white bread, soaked in water and squeezed out
Half teaspoon black pepper
One tablespoon salt
Two and a half cups italian bread crumbs
One cup parmesan cheese
Six eggs
Four tablespoons olive oil
Three or Four pork ribs, beef ribs or one small bone in steak
Olive oil
One medium onion
One whole head of fresh garlic, peeled & chopped
Two 28 - ounce cans of whole tomatoes (hand crushed)
Two six ounce cans of italian tomato paste
One 15 - ounce can of tomato puree
Two tablespoons sugar (optional)
Two tablespoon MIXTURE OF dry oregano, basil and thyme
Four tablespoons beef base
Half of a cup chopped parsley
Mrs Dash regular spice
Half cup red wine (optional)


Recipe



For the sauce (start the sauce at least an hour before you start the meatballs):
Pan fry the ribs or steak at the bottom of your sauce pot in enough olive oil to lube up the bottom of the pot. (these taste delicious after they've been cooked in the pot for a couple of hours)
Add the two 28 ounce cans of whole italian tomatoes (hand crushed), two 6 ounce cans of italian tomato paste, and one 15 ounce can of italian tomato puree.
Fill one of the 28 ounce cans with water add to the pot, and blend everything thoroughly.
Add two tablespoons of sugar (optional), two tablespoons of MIXTURE OF dry oregano, basil & thyme, four tablespoons of beef base, 1/2 cup of chopped fresh parsley, 10 shakes of Mrs. Dash seasoning.
Add salt & pepper to taste.
Cook over medium heat, uncovered.
In a separate skillet brown one medium onion, one whole head of garlic (peeled & chopped), 4 tablespoons of olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Saute until the onions and garlic are the color of honey.
Add the onions and garlic to the pot of sauce.
Cook for at least two hours, stirring frequently.
After about two hours remove about a third of the sauce and blend it in a blender (this is optional and be careful, it's easy to make a huge mess or to burn yourself). Blend at a low setting and don't fill up the blender by more than half.
If you have one of those hand mixers, you can blend up the sauce in the pot a little bit instead.
Now add your meatballs and cook as long as you can or until it's time to serve.
For the Meatballs:
Combine ground beef, ground pork, four teaspoons of chopped garlic, one cup of chopped fresh parsley, three slices of bread, 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper, one tablespoon of salt, 2 1/2 cups italian bread crumbs, one cup parmesan cheese, six eggs, and four tablespoons of olive oil in a BIG bowl.
Wet your hands and roll the meatballs into balls about the size of ping pong balls. Don't compact it too tight.
Put a little olive oil in a skillet and brown the meatballs all around, don't cook them through.
This makes a TON of meatballs. After browning them, you can put half of them in the freezer and use them for the next time that you decide to make the sauce.