Italian Meat Sauce I

SUBMITTED BY: SHELLIE1111

"Hearty sauce with sausage, pork and meatballs. It takes a while, but it's well worth it."

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In large pot heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over low heat. Add chopped onion and two-thirds of sliced garlic. Saute 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, water and tomato paste. Simmer.
Meanwhile, in large skillet, heat remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. Saute remaining garlic 1 to 2 minutes. Add sausage and brown, about three minutes on each side. After browning, cover and reduce heat. Cook for 10 minutes, remove from heat, and cut sausages into halves. Add to tomato mixture.
Cook pork over medium heat in sausage skillet until brown. Add to tomato mixture. Add 3 tablespoons parsley, Romano, oregano, salt and pepper to tomato sauce. Continue to simmer over low heat.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil. In large bowl combine ground sirloin, bread crumbs, garlic powder, remaining parsley, parmesan and eggs. Form 1 inch balls and place on cookie sheet. Cook until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Add meatballs to sauce. Continue to cook sauce for 5 hours. Serve over fusilli or ravioli.

Reviewed on Jul. 9, 2005 by CARRIANNE1

Yummy!! My boyfriend and I made this together, drank wine, put on music and we're new to... MORE

Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2006 by RICOLE1961

This is one of the best meat sauces I have ever tasted. This sauce has a wonderful flavor and... MORE

Reviewed on Jul. 6, 2008 by lauracooksforfun

This recipe was a hit! (with me, and the people who ate it) I halved everything and added just... MORE