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Frank Sinatra's Mothers Italian Tomato Sauce with Meatballs Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 pound Ground Pork
1 cup Italian breadcrumbs
1/2 cup Parmesan freshly grated
Three teaspoons fresh parsley finely chopped
Four cloves garlic finely minced
Two medium eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup Extra-Virgin olive oil
One Onion finely diced
Four cloves garlic finely minced
One-28- ounce- can of organic San Marzano Italian-style tomatoes
One-28- ounce- can of organic tomato purée
Three tablespoons fresh parsley finely chopped
Two teaspoons of fresh or dried thyme
Kosher salt to own taste
Fresh ground white pepper to own taste
One pound Dried Pasta organic preferred
Extra chopped parsley for serving
Fresh basil optional
Red pepper flakes for serving optional
Grated Pecorino Romano optional
Directions:
Directions:
Combine lean ground beef, ground pork, breadcrumbs, grated Italian cheese, minced garlic, parsley, eggs, if desired, season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Form into balls, and brown in olive oil till done. Reserve till needed.

In a frying pan, add the olive oil, the onion, and the four cloves of garlic. Stir often over medium heat until onion is golden. Remove garlic cloves and discard.

Drain the Italian-style canned tomatoes, saving ¼ of a cup of the liquid. Place the liquid from the canned Italian-style and tomato purée in the blender for about 6 seconds.

Add the drained tomatoes and blended tomato purée in the saucepot; cook for about 10 minutes on medium heat. Do not sub with tomato paste

Season the Marinara sauce with fresh parsley, dried thyme, and kosher salt, and black pepper stir the sauce well; simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring sauce a few times.

Cook 1 pound of pasta according to the package directions for al dente style pasta, drain pasta once was done, rinse if desired, and re-drain.

Pour spaghetti on the heated platter, cover with the sauce.

Sprinkle with two Tablespoons chopped parsley and grated Parmesan cheese.

 

 

 

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