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Spaghetti & Meatballs Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
5 T. olive oil
5 cloves garlic, minced
6 oz. can tomato paste
¾ cup water
2 - 28 oz. cans crushed tomatoes, undrained
1 - 28 oz. can whole tomatoes, undrained
6 plum roma tomatoes
1 onion peeled and left whole
1 T. sugar
2 T. grated pecorino romano cheese
handful of basil leaves, sliced thin
black pepper, white pepper
1-2 lbs. pasta of your choice


Meatballs:
3 thick slices of Italian bread
3 cloves garlic
1 lb. ground sirloin
3 T. pecorino romano cheese
salt, pepper
Italian seasoning
1 large egg
olive oil

Directions:
Directions:
¼Heat olive oil and garlic in a large pot.
Stir in the tomato paste and after a few minutes
add the water.
Add crushed tomatoes and whole tomatoes
crushing them as you add to the pot.
Cut the Roma tomatoes and add to a blender
to pulse until evenly chunky.
Add the sugar, cheese, basil, seasonings and
whole onion.
Reduce heat to a medium low and cook for
at least two hours and up to 7 hours. Remove
onion and discard when sauce is done.
Meatballs:
Tear bread into pieces and soak with milk,
draining any excess.
Add the meat, garlic, cheese, egg and seasonings.
Mix and form 12-16 meatballs.
Line a plate with paper towels and fry the meatballs
in a skillet with oil for 6-8 minutes. Transfer to the
lined plate. When done transfer the meatballs to
the pot of sauce and cook stirring gently every once in
awhile. Serve warm with pasta.


 

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Recipe above can be made Spanish style by
adding sofrito mixture, Sazon, Adobo,oregano, olives
stuffed with pimentos, and a 1/4 cup of red wine or sherry.
Saute chicken separately in a skillet if desired and
add to the spaghetti mixture.
(These ingredients are added instead of using Italian ingredients).

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