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Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs

SUBMITTED BY: Anne Eynon

"This was my mother-in-law's recipe and as a bride, my first adventure into serious cooking. I enjoy spending the time making it, knowing I'll have enough for several meals. -Anne Eynon Feasterville, Pennsylvania"
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe average a 4.5 star rating.
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PREP TIME  30 Min
COOK TIME  2 Hrs 30 Min
READY IN  3 Hrs

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 large green pepper, chopped
  • 2 celery ribs, chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • MEATBALLS:
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 2 slices bread, cubed
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1/4 pound ground veal
  • 1/4 pound ground pork
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • Hot cooked spaghetti

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, saute the onion, green pepper, celery and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, water, bay leaves, sugar, oregano, cloves, pepper flakes and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
  2. Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine the egg, onion, bread cubes, milk, parsley, garlic and salt. Crumble meat over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. In a skillet, brown the meatballs in batches in oil; drain.
  3. Add meatballs to sauce. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. discard bay leaves. Serve meatballs and sauce over spaghetti.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 1, 2007 by Virtuenow
Excellent; I comined this delicious sounding recipe w/Jeremy's recipe for "Italian Spaghetti... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 17, 2008 by Richard
Excellent sauce! I substituted diced fresh Roma tomatoes for the canned version. I also... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2006 by countryfield
Unless you like the taste of cloves then you may not like this. The cloves took over all of... MORE


 
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