Anna's Uber Spaghetti With Meatballs
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 31
- Serves:
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6-8
ingredients
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Sauce
- 4 medium vine-ripe tomatoes, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 2 1⁄2 cups grape tomatoes, cut in 4 's
- 1⁄8 cup olive oil
- 2 -3 small fresh garlic cloves, minced
- 1⁄3 cup riesling wine
- 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (6 ounce) can plain tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried basil or 2 teaspoons fresh basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano or 2 teaspoons fresh oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried tarragon
- 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon crush red pepper flakes (more if desired)
- 1 cup riesling wine
- 16 ounces fresh portabella mushrooms, sliced
- 3 tablespoons fresh snipped parsley (optional)
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Meatballs
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons fennel seeds
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
- 1 1⁄2 cups fresh white breadcrumbs (about 4 slices of white bread made into crumbs using a food possessor)
- 1 dash fresh ground black pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 large garlic clove
- 1 large egg
- 1⁄3 cup diced onion (optional)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon tarragon
directions
- For Sauce:.
- In a large pot, over medium heat add olive oil and fresh garlic. Sauté for 2-3 minutes until translucent, do not brown.
- Add tomatoes add wine, garlic powder salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally for about 5-8 minutes until tomatoes have softened and broken down.
- Add can tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, dried or fresh herbs, the rest of the garlic, and red pepper flakes.
- Reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes. Add the remaining cup of wine and meatballs (see recipe below) then continue to simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add mushrooms and parsley and continue to cook for 10 more minutes until mushrooms are done.
- Serve with desired cooked pasta.
- For Meatballs:.
- This can either be made in a food processor or by hand with fork or clean, bare hands. The 1st recipe is for the food processor.
- Add all ingredients except olive oil and fennel seeds into a food processor and pulse until all combined.
- Stir in fennel seeds. Form meat into 1 ½ inch meat balls.
- In a pan over medium-high heat add olive oil and meat balls, one at a time, to hot oil and brown on all sides.
- Drain oil.
- For doing it with a fork or by hand:.
- In a large bowl add all ingredients, except olive oil and stir with fork or clean hands until combined.
- Form in to 1 ½ inch meat balls.
- In a pan over medium-high heat add olive oil and meat balls, one at a time, to hot oil and brown on all sides.
- Drain oil.
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Reviews
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The list of ingredients is a bit daunting but well-worth the effort! I incorporated these into my "regular" spaghetti recipe, and found the wine a GREAT addition to the same-old, same-old! Now why didn't I think of that before? :-) Instead of meatballs I crumbled the burger for frying instead, but added CRUSHED fennel to the sauce---what a GREAT flavor and SMELL. *Made for PAC Spring 08*
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Jezebella Rains
Lexington, 56
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