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ITALIAN MEATBALLS AND SUNDAY SAUCE RECIPE



Italian Meatballs And Sunday Sauce Recipe image

Flavorful and juicy Italian meatballs with garlic, parsley and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese braised in a simple Sunday sauce.

Provided by James

Categories     Main Course

Time 3h30m

Number Of Ingredients 16

4 28 ounce cans San Marzano plum tomatoes (hand crushed or blender pulsed)
1 6 ounce can tomato paste
1/2 cup olive oil
1 medium onion (diced)
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp sugar
1 pound ground chuck
1 pound ground pork
1 1/2 cups unseasoned breadcrumbs
3/4 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano
1/2 cup fresh parsley (minced)
2-3 large eggs
3 cloves garlic (paste)
2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp black pepper

Steps:

  • Dice 1 onion. In a large bowl hand crush the tomatoes. Alternatively, pulse the tomatoes in a blender for 2-3 seconds.
  • Coat the bottom of a large heavy pot with a 1/2 cup of olive oil and saute the onions on medium-low heat until translucent (about 5 minutes). Add the tomato paste to the onions and cook for 5 minutes, spreading the paste around with a wooden spoon.
  • Add in all the hand crushed tomatoes, 1 tsp of kosher salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper and 1/2 tsp of sugar. Stir the sauce until incorporated and cook on a low simmer with the lid left slightly ajar. Stir the sauce every so often (very important!) to avoid sticking. The sauce should cook on low heat for at least 2.5 to 3 hours but longer will be better.
  • Begin by grating 3/4 cup of parmigiano reggiano, mincing a half cup of fresh parsley, and creating garlic paste from 3 garlic cloves.
  • Add the beef and ground pork to a large mixing bowl and season with 2 tsp kosher salt and a 1/2 tsp black pepper. In a small bowl beat 2 eggs and set aside.
  • To the meat, add the breadcrumbs, grated cheese, parsley and garlic paste. Pour the eggs in and mix everything together. If the mixture is too dry, add one more egg to the mix.
  • With wet hands roll approximately 2" size meatballs. The meatballs can be baked on a sheet pan with wire rack at 375f for 25-30 minutes or until brown in the middle of oven.
  • Place the browned meatballs in the sauce and cook for a minimum of 1 hour on low heat to allow the meatballs to absorb the flavor of and braise in the sauce.
  • When the meatballs are finished, serve with choice of pasta, grated cheese and Italian bread. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 824 kcal, Carbohydrate 97 g, Protein 46.3 g, Fat 27.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.2 g, Cholesterol 132 mg, Sodium 1255 mg, Fiber 14.6 g, Sugar 29.3 g, ServingSize 1 serving

SUNDAY RAGù



Sunday Ragù image

Provided by Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez

Categories     Sauce     Soup/Stew     Beef     Tomato     Sausage     Simmer     Gourmet

Yield Makes 12

Number Of Ingredients 21

For tomato sauce:
5 (28-ounce) cans whole tomatoes in juice (preferably Italian)
1/2 cup olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
5 garlic cloves, minced
1 Turkish bay leaf or 1/2 California
For beef braciole:
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 cup grated Pecorino Romano (2 ounces)
3 ounces thinly sliced pancetta, finely chopped
1 1/2 pounds beef top round, cut across the grain into 1/4-inch slices
For meatballs and other meats:
Reserved meat mixture and frying oil from polpette
1/2 cup olive oil for frying, divided
1 pound sweet Italian sausage links
1 pound hot Italian sausage links
1 1/2 pound boneless pork shoulder, cut into 2-inch pieces
2 pounds country-style pork ribs
Equipment: kitchen string
Accompaniment: fresh egg fettuccine

Steps:

  • Make tomato sauce:
  • Pulse tomatoes with juice (1 can at a time) in a blender until almost smooth.
  • Heat oil in a wide 10-to 12-quarts heavy pot over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then sauté onion until golden, about 6 minutes. Add garlic and sauté 1 minute.
  • Add tomato purée, bay leaf, and 1/2 teaspoon salt and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 40 to 45 minutes. Discard bay leaf.
  • Make braciole while sauce simmers:
  • Stir together garlic, parsley, cheese, and pancetta.
  • Pound top round to 1/8 inch thick between 2 sheets of plastic wrap with a rolling pin or meat pounder. Spoon parsley mixture evenly over beef cutlets (about 3 tablespoons each). Starting with a short side, roll up cutlets and tie at each end with string to make braciole.
  • Make meatballs:
  • Form reserved meatball mixture into balls (about 16), using a 1/4-cup measure.
  • Cook meats:
  • Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until it shimmers. Season braciole with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper (total) and brown well in 2 batches, turning, about 6 minutes per batch. Transfer to a large shallow pan.
  • Add 2 tablespoons oil to skillet and brown sausage in 2 batches, turning, about 6 minutes per batch. Transfer to pan with braciole.
  • Pat pork shoulder dry and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add 2 tablespoons oil to skillet and brown pork shoulder all over, about 5 minutes. Transfer to pan.
  • Pat pork ribs dry and season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to skillet and brown ribs well in 2 batches, turning, about 6 minutes per batch. Transfer to pan.
  • Heat reserved oil from polpette in skillet over medium heat until it shimmers. Fry meatballs in 2 batches (do not crowd), turning occasionally, until well browned, about 6 minutes per batch. Transfer to paper towels using a slotted spoon. (Discard oil.)
  • Finish ragù:
  • Return sauce to a simmer and carefully add all meats and juices. Simmer, partially covered, gently stirring occasionally (do not break up meatballs), until all meats are tender, about 2 1/4 hours.
  • Transfer meats with tongs to a large platter. Serve with fettuccine and remaining sauce.

MOM'S SUNDAY DINNER: ITALIAN RAGU WITH MEATBALLS AND ITALIAN SAUSAGE



Mom's Sunday Dinner: Italian Ragu with Meatballs and Italian Sausage image

Mom's usual Sunday dinner served with Rigatoni, Cavatelli, Gnocci, Spaghetti or whatever pasta on hand. Real Italian sauce is made with very few ingredients, but so full of flavor. The meat in this recipe also flavors the sauce. Nothing beats my mom's Sunday dinner although it has slowed down since my father's passing but when...

Provided by Annamaria Settanni McDonald

Categories     Other Main Dishes

Time 5h30m

Number Of Ingredients 20

MEATBALLS
1 lb ground beef
1 lb ground pork
3 slice italian bread
1/4 c milk
2 eggs
1/4 c chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
1/3 c pecorino romano cheese
salt and pepper
RAGU
1/2 c extra virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
2 clove garlic, peeled and left whole
2 qt crushed tomatoes or plum tomatoes in sauce
12 basil leaves (or oregano) to your liking
salt and freshly ground black pepper
ADDITIONALLY:
2 lb italian sausage, hot
any pasta to serve with sauce
grated parmesan or romano cheese for garnish

Steps:

  • 1. In a large sauce pot (8-quart size minimum), heat 1/4 cup of the olive oil on a very low flame. Add the diced onion and cook slowly until it has turned translucent. Do not brown the onion, but allow it to almost melt away. Add the garlic cloves and very lightly cook them in the oil until golden before adding the tomatoes and all their juices. Add salt and pepper to taste, and the basil leaves and set the heat on low. Allow the tomatoes to cook at very low heat for at least 2 hours before adding the meat.
  • 2. Make the meatballs: mix the ground beef and veal together in a large bowl. Combine the bread and milk and mash together to form a paste; add the bread to the ground meat. Add the eggs, garlic, parsley, cheese, salt, and pepper to the meat mixture and combine all the ingredients using your fingers to mix uniformly, but do not over mix or the meat will dry out when cooked. Pick up 2 tablespoons of the mixture and roll it into a ball shape, between the palms of your hands. Do this until you have used all the meat. This should yield approximately 24 meatballs.
  • 3. Place the remaining olive oil in a heavy skillet and heat over medium flame. Add the meatballs in 1 layer and brown on all sides before removing. Do this to the remaining meatballs until all are browned to a caramelized color. After all the meatballs have been browned and removed from the skillet, add the sausage links and brown well, following the same method as the meatballs. When all the meat has cooked, add to the tomato ragu, which has been cooking for 2 hours and cook an additional hour. Serve the tomato ragu over rigatoni pasta cooked to directions on box. Serve the meats on another plate as a second course or with the pasta. (We always couldn't wait til the second course!)
  • 4. NOTE: If using plum tomatoes, make sure using a wooden spoon while cooking, you break up the tomatoes. You can also freeze this in batches and use when needed.
  • 5. You can make this sauce your own by adding what herbs you like. Oregano or Basil, All Beef Meatballs if you prefer. My mom did all the combinations. MANGIA!

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