Penny's Spaghetti Sauce and Meatballs
photo by QueenBee49444
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Serves:
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20
ingredients
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Sauce
- 2 onions, chopped
- salt and pepper
- 29.58 ml extra virgin olive oil
- 793.78 g petite diced tomatoes
- 850.48 g tomato sauce
- 680.38 g tomato paste
- 297.66 g consomme
- 354.88 ml dry red wine
- 1182.95 ml water
- 14.79 ml garlic, minced
- 14.79 ml dried oregano
- 14.79 ml dried basil
- 14.79 ml sugar
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Meatballs
- 453.59 g ground turkey
- 453.59 453.59 g ground pork or 453.59 g beef
- 59.14 ml parsley, chopped
- 2 eggs
- 236.59 ml Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
- 59.14 ml olive oil
directions
- Heat olive oil in a very large soup/stew pot and saute onions until soft, salt and pepper to taste.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir until well combined.
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Simmer the sauce for 3 hours and if you are going to add the meatballs:
- Place all meatball ingredients, except olive oil, in a large bowl and mix gently.
- Do not over mix the meatballs, they will be tough.
- Form and shape either small, 2" diameter balls or larger.
- Salt and pepper and set aside.
- Now you can either drop the meatballs into the simmering sauce for 3 hours or you can sear them first in the remaining olive oil and then drop them into the sauce.
- My Italian friends prefer the fried meatballs.
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Reviews
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I chose this recipe for PAC Fall 2008. I am picky about my meatballs and red gravy--but this was fantastic. I have always fried my paste, which took close to an hour. I really like the fact that I could throw this together quickly. For the meatballs, I used 1# of ground meat and 1# of ground pork. I put the meatballs in the red gravy raw and let them cook. I have always baked my meatballs for 30 min. then added them to the red gravy. This is my new favorite!
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Absolutely delicious, did not need to add any additional seasoning. Even though I cut this recipe in half, both my husband & son had seconds and there is still enough for to freeze for leftovers later this month. Served this with salad and garlic bread. Sure to be another family favorite. Made, enjoyed, and reviewed for PAC, Spring 2008
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Penny Stettinius
United States
Realtor in both Louisiana and Mississippi
Cooking destresses me.