Meat Balls and Gravy
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 22
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
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Ingredients for Gravy
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- large onion, chopped
- 2 -4 garlic cloves, grated
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1 tablespoon basil
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- pepper, to taste
- 1⁄2 - 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 (28 ounce) cans tomato puree
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
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Ingredients for Meatballs
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb ground veal
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 1 tablespoon basil
- 2 -3 garlic cloves, grated
- 1⁄2 - 1 teaspoon salt
- pepper
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- parmesan cheese
directions
- Gravy directions:.
- 1. In a large bowl combine all ingrents for meatballs and mix to combine.
- You have three options for making these meatballs: Roll into 1 inch balls and either: drop them into the sauce, bake them in a cookie sheet in a 350 degree oven for about 30 mins, or brown them in some in oil the pan you plan to cook the sauce in before adding the sauce.
- 2. In a large sauce pot, heat oil over meduim heat.
- 3. Add oinion and cook until tender. add garlic and cook one more minute.
- 4. Add oregano, basil, parsely, pepper, salt. saute for one minute.
- 5. Add tomato sauce and blend well. stir in sugar, adjusting all seasonings to taste.
- 6. If sauce is not as thick as you would like, add a can of tomato paste to the pot.
- 7. Add meatballs to sauce and simmer on low at least one hour, up to 5 hours, stirring every 5-10 minutes. The longer you simmer it the better.
- 8. Serve with preferred pasta, top with parmsean chesse and enjoy.
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Reviews
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I can't believe I am the first to review. It is sad that so many are missing out on this fantastic recipe. I wanted to make this because it is authentic and sounded so good. It was delicious and is my new recipe for meatballs and sauce. I just took some out of the freezer after making this several weeks ago and it just awesome. A must try. Thanks so much!