Serving size - the whole family
I've been making spaghetti and meatballs since I was seven years old. There is nothing better than the smells of meatballs cooking in tomato sauce all day long. The aroma fills the house and everyone who walks in knows it will be spaghetti and meatballs for dinner. The secret to this sauce is simmering it for six to eight hours. Then longer the better!
Making the meatballs
When I make meatballs I make a whole bunch at once and then freeze them.
They are ready to take out and put into tomato sauce or chicken soup. Here is a video on how to make them.
Meatballs Ingredients
4 lb. pork
3 lb. turkey
7 eggs
2 tsp salt
6 garlic cloves minced
3/4 cup finely chopped parsley
7 cups bread crumbs
3 ½ cup parmesan cheese
Milk as needed
Directions
Mix meat together until well combined
Scramble eggs and salt
Add to meat and combine well
Add garlic, parsley, bread crumbs and parmesan cheese
Combine well
Make large balls and try to make them the same size
Make small baby meatballs for soup
Use right away by placing them in sauce you have cooking (recipe for sauce follow meatballs photos below)
For later use place meatballs on a cookie sheet and freeze until hard – 30 minutes
Take frozen meatballs and put into Ziploc bags.
Tomato Sauce
There is nothing better than the smells of meatballs cooking in tomato sauce all day long. The aroma fills the house and everyone who walks in knows it will be spaghetti and meatballs for dinner. The secret to this sauce is simmering it for six to eight hours.
Ingredients
2 tbsp oil
3 cloves finely chopped garlic
½ chopped onion
1 369 ml can Tomato Paste
1 796 ml can Crushed Tomato
1 540 can Diced Tomato
2 cups water
Fresh basil or 1 tbsp dried basil
Lowry’s garlic salt or salt and pepper to taste
Meatballs
Pasta
Ground parmesan
Directions
In a large sauce pan heat oil on high and add garlic and onion
Fry until onion starts to get golden
Add Tomato Paste and stir well with onion and garlic
Add crushed and diced tomato and stir well
Add basil and water and stir well
Bring to a boil and then turn down to medium heat
After ½ hour add meatballs and raise heat until sauce is boiling
Keep on high for five minutes and continue
Bring heat down to a simmer and let the smell of the sauce and meatballs slowly fill the house
Stir every 5 to 10 minutes as you don’t want sauce to stick
Six hours in add Lowry’s garlic salt or salt and pepper to taste
Let simmer until pasta is cooked
Cook whatever pasta you want per the directions on package
Drain pasta and put it into a large bowl
Spoon out meatballs into a bowl
Spoon sauce over the pasta and mix well. Keep adding sauce until pasta is well coated with sauce
Add parmesan cheese and mix well
Plate pasta and top with sauce and parmesan, serve immediately
This pasta is great for leftovers
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