Receta Authentic Italian Spaghetti Sauce with meatballs
This is an authentic Italian spaghetti sauce with meat balls recipe given to me by an Italian friend. It is cooked slowly during 6 to 8 hours but the result is well worth the time and effort.
Tiempo de Prep: | Canadian |
Tiempo para Cocinar: | Raciónes: 12 |
Wine and Drink Pairings: beaujolais red wine, dry red wine
Ingredientes
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Direcciones
- MEATBALLS:
- Place all the ingredients for the meatballs in a large bowl. Mix well and make small meatballs about 1 to 1 1/2 inch diameter. Once the meatballs are made, keep them refrigerated for 2 hours. You will be a adding the raw meatballs to the sauce after the first 2 hours of cooking.
- SAUCE:
- Now, cover the bottom of a large pot with cooking oil. Add the garlic cloves and cook slightly (do not brown) on medium heat. Add the 4 cans of tomato juice, green pepper (opt) and all the SPICES indicated in the ingredient list for the sauce. Mix all ingredients well and bring to a boil. Once it starts boiling, immediately turn down the heat and simmer between 6 to 8 hours.
- Once the sauce has simmered for 2 hours, add the refrigerated raw meatballs and continue the cooking time between 6 to 8 hours. The longer you simmer the sauce the thicker it will become. Stir often and GENTLY during the cooking time so you do not break down the meatballs and to prevent burning the meatballs.
- DO NOT PLACE A COVER ON THE POT, to let the water evaporate and thicken the sauce.
- You can serve the meatballs over spaghetti or spaghettini with a salad and garlic bread OR as they do in Italy, serve the meatballs with a baguette and spaghetti and tomato sauce separately. It is up to you. Either way, it is delicious.
- NOTE: Handle meatballs with care before and after they are cooked as they will break more easily than ordinary meatballs due to the added eggs, but they will be more airy, tender and tastier than store bought pre-cooked meatballs). Enjoy!