Sunday Sauce and Meatballs

Name: Sunday Sauce and Meatballs
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef; ½ pound ground pork; 1 egg; ½ cup breadcrumbs; ½ cup grated cheese; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 cans crushed tomatoes, 28 ounces each; 1 small onion; Basil, salt, and pepper

Also known as: Red gravy

The long-simmered pot that fed extended families after Mass and supplied the week’s next meal.

Meatballs in red sauce over long pasta, sprinkled with chopped parsley. Schuylkill Hub

Heritage Italian American

Time 2 hours 30 minutes

Yield 8 servings

Ingredients

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1 pound ground beef
½ pound ground pork
1 egg
½ cup breadcrumbs
½ cup grated cheese
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cans crushed tomatoes, 28 ounces each
1 small onion
Basil, salt, and pepper

Method

Mix the meats, egg, breadcrumbs, cheese, half the garlic, salt, and pepper; form small meatballs.
Brown the meatballs in oil and set aside. Soften the onion and remaining garlic in the same pot.
Add the tomatoes and basil, return the meatballs, and simmer very gently for 90 minutes. Serve with pasta or crusty bread.

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