ROSIE'S MEAT BALLS

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Categories Pasta

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 21

Meatballs:
· 2 lbs of ground beef: Recommend 90/10
· 1 lbs of sausage: recommend sweet or hot Italian, Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage is great as well.
· 2 eggs
· 1.5 cups of bread crumbs (either Italian style or stale bread)
· ¾ tsp salt
· ¾ tsp pepper
· 3/4 cup of parm cheese
· ½ tsp red pepper (optional)
Sauce:
· 4 large cans of crushed tomatoes
· 1 large carrot
· 1 large sweet onion
· 2 tbsp thyme
· 2 tbsp oregano
· 2 tbsp sugar
· 1/4 cup olive oil
· ¾ tsp salt (add in more to taste)
· ¾ tsp black pepper (add in more to taste later)
· 1/4 cup good parm cheese
· ½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)

Steps:

Meatballs 1. Mix all ingredients in large bowl with hands (only real way to do it!) 2. Make balls in desired size 3. Bake at 400 degrees for ~15 minutes, until medium doneness (will cook more in sauce). Sauce: 1. Dice or use food processor to cut onion and carrot. Place in large pot with ¼ cup olive oil until the onion and carrot are soft. 2. Add in thyme and oregano and cook with onion and carrot for additional 2-3 minutes 3. Add in canned tomatoes 4. Add sugar, spices, and parm cheese 5. Bring to boil for 5 minutes 6. Add meatballs 7. Let simmer for at least 2 hours 8. Taste to judge salt/pepper/sugar to taste