Spaghetti And Meatballs

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 large onion, diced
• 5 -6 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (28 ounce) cans whole canned tomatoes
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon basil
• pepper
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1/2 lb italian sausage
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 1/2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 brown onions and garlic in olive oil over medium high heat until the onions are translucent.
• 2 while that is cooking, cut the whole tomatoes in fairly large chunks, saving all liquid.
• 3 add the next five ingredients.
• 4 reduce heat, cover and simmer for 90 minutes.
• 5 to make the meatballs:mix all ingredients together in a bowl. mix with your hands, trying not to overly handle the meat. shape mixture into balls. how many you get will depend on how big you make them. i generally get about 24-25 bouncy ball sized meatballs. refrigerate.
• 6 after the sauce has simmered 90 minutes add the meatballs and simmer another 30 minutes.