NONNA'S SAUCE AND MEATBALLS

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Provided by Food Network

Time 11h10m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 pound ground pork
1 pound ground beef
4 cloves garlic, chopped fine
7 eggs
1 cup dried breadcrumbs
1 cup grated Parmesan
1 tablespoon dried parsley
The Saucee Sicilian Meat Sauce, recipe follows
1 beef short rib (see Cook's Note)
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
3 garlic cloves, chopped fine
1 small yellow onion, chopped
One 8-ounce can tomato paste
One 8-ounce can tomato sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coarse ground pepper
1 bay leaf

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Mix pork and beef in a bowl with your hands, then add garlic. Beat eggs and add to mixture. Add breadcrumbs, cheese and parsley and mix well. Scoop into meatballs and bake on a baking sheet for 30 minutes.
Simmer meatballs in Meat Sauce for 2 hours.
Brown beef short rib in olive oil in a saucepan on all sides until browned, about 2 minutes each side. Add garlic and onions and brown over low heat until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tomato paste plus 1 paste can water, then the tomato sauce plus 1 sauce can water, and stir until blended. Add pepper flakes, sugar, salt, pepper and bay leaf and bring to bubbling. Turn temperature to low and simmer, covered, for 8 hours. Remove beef short rib and bay leaf before serving.