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  • N4sir

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    For at least a week now I've been craving a good meatball sandwich. So I decided that I'd make a few and fix spaghetti & meatballs for dinner tonight. Then of course I'll have some good meatballs for a sandwich for dinner either tomorrow or Thursday evening. I ended up making 33 4 oz.(average)meatballs today and baked them before putting them in sauce to simmer for a couple of hours.

    I cheated and picked up a loaf of garlic bread at the grocery and just put it in the oven.

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    Time to eat!

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    davidd

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    If you don't mind sharing, what do you add to the ground meat? Those don't look like a solid ball of ground meat. PM me if it's a secret. I won't share.
     

    N4sir

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    Looks great, You ever try meatball stew? I love the stuff !

    I have made meatballs with brown gravy and though I enjoy it it's not as well liked here as meatballs with red gravy.


    If you don't mind sharing, what do you add to the ground meat? Those don't look like a solid ball of ground meat. PM me if it's a secret. I won't share.

    Here you go.

    MEATBALLS
    1/2 pound ground chuck
    1/2 pound ground pork
    4 ounces dried bread crumbs
    2 extra large eggs
    2 ounces whole milk
    6 ounces grated Romano
    3 ounces grated Spanish onion
    2 ounces finely diced fresh garlic
    2 ounces finely chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
    2 ounces finely chopped fresh basil leaves


    TOMATO SAUCE
    4 ounces olive oil
    6 cloves garlic, finely minced
    3 ounces onions, finely chopped
    2 28-ounce cans crushed tomatoes
    10 basil leaves, thinly sliced
    Salt and pepper
    1 dash sugar (optional)

    SPAGHETTI
    1 pound spaghetti
    Grated Parmesan cheese, for serving

    Preparation


    For the Meatballs:

    Preheat the oven to 350°. Spray a baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray.

    In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients. If the mixture seems a little loose, add more bread crumbs.

    Loosely roll each meatball into about the size of a golf ball and place on the baking sheet. Bake for about 35 to 40 minutes.

    For the Tomato Sauce:

    In a large pot, add the olive oil and garlic and cooker over medium-high heat until the garlic lightly browns.

    Add the onions and cook for about 5 to 7 minutes. Add the crushed tomatoes, basil, salt and pepper. You can also add the optional sugar at this time if you like a sweeter sauce. Simmer for 15 to 25 minutes.

    For the Spaghetti:

    In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the spaghetti for 3 minutes less than what is directed on its package.

    Once the spaghetti, tomato sauce and meatballs are plated, top each dish with the Parmesan cheese before serving.
     
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