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Italian Meatballs

Ingredients

Meatballs

  • 500 g ground beef
  • 4 slices dry bread
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 c. grated Romano cheese
  • 2 tbsp. dry parsley
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 tsp. dry oregano
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • Dash of pepper I prefer white pepper

Sauce

  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 3/4 cup sliced or finely chopped onions
  • 3/4 cup sliced or finely chopped carrots
  • 3/4 cup sliced or finely chopped celery
  • 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 28 oz. can crushed or whole tomatoes including the juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil or 2 Tbsp chopped fresh basil or 2 Tbsp chopped thawed frozen basil
  • 1 teaspoon tomato paste Italian Herb Style
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Meatballs

  • Soak bread in water for 2-3 minutes, then squeeze out moisture.
  • Combine soaked bread with remaining ingredients, mixing well. Form into balls.
  • Bake in preheated 350 F for 10-15 minutes, turning once
  • This makes at least 20 meatballs

Sauce

  • Place all ingredients into a pot, add meatballs, pour tomatoes to coat
  • Cover and bring to boil, for 5 minutes then lower heat to low-medium and simmer for 20 minutes
  • Serve meatballs with the sauce

Notes

a garlic bread would be awesome and/or served on pasta