Big Beef Meatballs With Bucatini by Rachael Ray

"This recipe is from Rachael Ray off her tv show. I assume using Speghgetti instead of bucatini will still turn out great. This recipe looks is irresistably good. I guessed on the servings and cooking time because I have not made the recipe yet."
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
19
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Instructions.
  • Preheat 400 degrees F. Place a large pot of water over high heat and
  • bring to a boil.
  • Mix meat with the grated onion, 3 cloves chopped garlic, egg, bread crumbs, cheese, allspice,
  • capers, sage, a handful of the chopped parsley, salt and pepper and a healthy drizzle of
  • extra-virgin olive oil. Mix meat, score the meat into 4 sections and make 3 very large balls from
  • each section. Arrange the 12 balls on a nonstick cookie sheet and roast 15 minutes until firm but
  • not hard.
  • Drop bucatini in salted boiling water to cook off. Drain.
  • Add another tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil to the skillet and the pancetta. Cook 3 to 4
  • minutes then add the remaining garlic and mushrooms to the pan and cook 5 minutes. Season the
  • mushrooms with salt and pepper. Add remaining chopped onion and deglaze the pan with wine, cook off
  • 1 minute, add in stock and whisk up remaining drippings. Stir in the tomatoes and season sauce with
  • salt and pepper, if necessary. Stir in parsley. Simmer 5 minutes.
  • Toss pasta with half the sauce. Remove balls from oven and add to remaining sauce and turn to coat.
  • Serve large balls, 3 per person, along side pasta. Spoon any remaining sauce over the pasta. Pass
  • extra cheese at the tables.

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