Italian Meatballs
Servings 0
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