Meatballs in Sunday Gravy

Name: Meatballs in Sunday Gravy
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 25 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef; ½ lb ground pork; 2 slices white bread, soaked in milk; 1 egg; ½ cup parmesan, grated; 3 cloves garlic; 2 cans crushed San Marzano tomatoes; 1 can tomato paste; 1 cup red wine; 1 onion, diced; fresh basil to taste; olive oil to cook; pasta to serve

Italian-American meatballs slow-simmered in a rich long-cooked tomato gravy all Sunday afternoon.

Total time

205 min

Prep

25 min

Cook

180 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Italian

comfortmeatballsslow-cooked

Ingredients

1 lbground beef

½ lbground pork

2slices white bread, soaked in milk

1egg

½ cupparmesan, grated

3 clovesgarlic

2 canscrushed San Marzano tomatoes

1 cantomato paste

1 cupred wine

1onion, diced

fresh basilto taste

olive oilto cook

pasta to serve

Instructions

Mix meats, bread, egg, parmesan, garlic, salt. Form into large balls.

Brown in oil; remove.

Sauté onion; add tomato paste; cook 2 minutes. Add wine; cook 2 minutes. Add tomatoes.

Return meatballs; simmer on lowest heat 2-3 hours, stirring gently.

Serve over rigatoni or spaghetti with fresh basil.