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Grandma's Homemade Italian Sauce and Meatballs

SUBMITTED BY: Anna

"This recipe has been handed down for generations and is always a hit. Both the sauce and meatballs freeze well. I freeze in dinner size portions so my husband and I don't have to use the bottled sauce!"

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PREP TIME	1 Hr
COOK TIME	8 Hrs
READY IN	9 Hrs

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

48 ounces tomato paste
12 cups water
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon dried basil leaves
1 teaspoon salt
5 pork chops
1 onion, diced
1 (8 ounce) package mushrooms, sliced
1 pound ground beef
1/4 pound ground pork
1/4 pound ground veal
1 cup grated Romano cheese
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/4 cups dry bread crumbs
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons dried parsley
2 eggs

What to Drink?
	Sangiovese
	Negroni Cocktail II

DIRECTIONS

In a large pot combine tomato paste, water, garlic, bay leaves, basil, and salt. Bring to a boil, turn heat down to low and simmer.
In a skillet, brown pork chops in olive oil then place in sauce mixture. Saute onions and mushrooms in same pan that you browned the pork chops. Add these to sauce as well. Simmer sauce a minimum of 8 hours, stirring occasionally.
To make the meatballs: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine beef, pork, veal, Romano cheese, salt, pepper, bread crumbs, garlic, parsley and eggs; mix well. Shape into balls. Place on a baking sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
Bake meatballs for 20 minutes. Place meatballs in a serving bowl when baking is complete and place in refrigerator. About 2 hours prior to dinnertime pop the meatballs into the sauce.

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Reviewed on jan. 9, 2006 by Spokeytown

The meatballs for this recipe are fantastic, but the proportions for the sauce are all wrong. ... MORE

Reviewed on nov. 1, 2003 by MZOJIBWAY

I made the meatballs only. Although I didn't care for the original recipe, my second batch... MORE

Reviewed on jan. 22, 2003 by JESSILEE24

This recipe was good, but not the perfect meatballs I have been searching a LONG time for.(I'm... MORE

Reviewed on jan. 31, 2005 by COOKSIN

I just made the meatballs in this case, took advice from other user and only used 3/4 cup of... MORE

Reviewed on may 24, 2003 by DANAGISANA

I got this recipe for just the meatballs and they were horrible! Way too many breadcrumbs and... MORE

Reviewed on feb. 26, 2003 by 3KIDS5

I just made the meatballs. We really liked them and will make them again. Next time I will try... MORE

Reviewed on nov. 1, 2003 by bon apetite

I'm not a huge meatball lover but I made these for my husband and he enjoyed them. I made a... MORE

Reviewed on feb. 11, 2008 by GMO

I only used the meatball recipe and made with my own pasta sauce. Everyone raved about the... MORE

Reviewed on nov. 19, 2003 by CARMELLA1010

EXCELLENT!!!! Just like my grandma Palaia's recipe. She never used meatballs so that was an... MORE

Reviewed on jan. 22, 2003 by JACKIE2153

I thought this was a very easy and tasty recipe and will make again !! MORE

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