Meatballs

23 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • Meatballs:
  • 1/2 # ground veal
  • 1/2 # ground pork
  • 1 # ground beef
  • 1C fresh white bread crumbs
  • 1/4 seasoned dry bread crumbs
  • 2 T chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 1/2 C freshly grated parmeasan cheese
  • 1/2 tsp ground pepper
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 extra-large beaten egg
  • Veg. oil
  • Olive oil
  • Sauce:
  • 1 T good olive oil (don't skimp)
  • 1 C chopped yellow onion
  • 1 1/2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1/2 C good red wine - I like Chianti for this
  • 1- 28 oz. can of crushed tomatoes, or plum tomatoes in puree chopped
  • 1 T chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground pepper

Directions

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    {"0":"Meatballs:","1":"Place all ingredients except the oils in a bowl. Add 1\/2 C warm water and combine very lightly with a fork. Using your hands, lightly form the mixture into 2-inch meatballs. yeild: 14-16","3":"Pour equal amounts of veg. and olive oil in large skillet to 1\/4 inch depth. heat oil. in batches brown meatballs on all sides - med.-low heat- 10 min. \/batch. don't overcrowd the meatballs. remove meatballs to a plate and cover w\/ paper towels. discard oil but don't clean the pan.","5":"Sauce:","6":"Heat olive oil in smae pan as meatballs - you didn't clean it did you? Add onion and saute` over med. heat until translucent - 5- 10 mins. Add garlic and cook 1 min. more. Add wine and cook over high heat, scraping up all the brown bits, unitl almost all the liquid is evaporated - about 3 mins. Stir in tomatoes, parsley, salt and pepper.","8":"Return meatballs to the sauce and cover & simmer on the lowest heat for 25 to 30 mins., until meatballs are cooked through. Serve on spaghetti and pass grated Parmesan cheese."}

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