Sicilian Tomato Sauce With Meatballs Recipes

Steps:

• In a heavy sauce pan mix together garlic, tomato sauce, tomato paste, parsley and basil.
• Bring sauce to a boil and turn down the heat to simmer.
• In a large bowl mix together the ground beef, ground pork, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder and parsley.
• Shape into balls the size of a golf ball.
• Try to make 40 meat balls.
• In a skillet, fry meatballs in hot olive oil until brown.
• Combine the sauce mixture and the meat balls and simmer over low heat for another four hours.

Steps:

• To make the meatballs, combine bread and milk or water in a medium bowl. Mix in ground beef, eggs, Romano cheese, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Form golf ball-sized meatballs; place into freezer to firm up.
• To make sauce, heat olive oil in a large pot on medium heat; stir in onion. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and 1 sausage link; cook about 3 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, brown beef chunks and pork neck bones; set aside.
• When onions and garlic are done, turn heat down to low. Add tomato paste and cook for a few minutes. Stir in the browned beef and pork, crushed tomatoes, wine, bay leaves, cinnamon, parsley, basil, and salt and pepper. Bring sauce to a simmer, then reduce the heat to low and cook for 3 to 4 hours.
• Once you add the meatballs, let sauce simmer for 1 hour. When sauce is nearly ready, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Cover pasta with sauce and meatballs and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Tomato Sauce 2 cans Italian peeled tomatoes, 2 lbs 3 oz each Water ¼ cup plus 3 tbs olive oil 1 lb boneless pork ½ cup finely chopped onion 1 7 oz can tomato paste 1 clove garlic slivered 2 tbs granulated sugar 1 tsp black pepper 1 tbs dried basil Salt Meatballs Pour tomatoes into large skillet. Rinse each can with ¼ cup water and add to pot Crush and mash tomatoes and simmer 15 min. Cook pork to brown, add onion, add tomatoes Add paste. Fill the can with water, rinse and add water to pot Brown garlic and add to the pot Add sugar, pepper, basil and salt Drop meatballs into simmering sauce Simmer, partially covered one hour and 15 minutes Slice pork and serve with meatballs

Steps:

• In a large pot mix together garlic, tomato sauce, tomato paste, parsley and basil. Bring sauce to a boil and then turn down the heat and simmer.
• In a large bowl mix together the ground beef, ground pork, bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, garlic powder and parsley. Shape into balls the size of a child's fist. In a skillet, fry meatballs in hot olive oil until brown. Add to sauce mixture. Simmer over low heat for four hours.

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a heavy saucepan.
• Add the chopped onion and crushed garlic sweat for 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until translucent.
• Add the passata or chopped tomatoes, anchovies, olives, capers and plenty of black pepper, bring to the boil, then lower the heat right down and simmer for 15 minutes.
• May be served with fish, chicken or cold meats.
• Serve hot or cold.

Steps:

• For Sauce:
• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-low heat. Add onion; sauté until golden, about 10 minutes. Add garlic; stir 1 minute. Add tomatoes with juices and 2 tablespoons basil; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer until sauce thickens, breaking up tomatoes with fork, about 1 hour. Mix in 2 tablespoons basil. Season with salt and pepper. Set sauce aside.
• For Meatballs:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly oil baking sheet. Mix crumbs and milk in medium bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Mix in Parmesan, onion, basil, egg, garlic and pepper. Add sausage, pine nuts and currants; blend well. Using wet hands, form mixture into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place on baking sheet. Bake until meatballs are light brown and cooked through, about 30 minutes. Add to sauce.
• Cook spaghetti in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain. Mound in dish. Bring sauce and meatballs to simmer. Spoon over spaghetti.