Name: Meatballs with Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 1 cup seasoned Italian bread crumbs; 1 cup water; 6 large sprigs Italian leaf parsley, chopped; 1 lb lean ground beef; 1 lb lean ground pork (or combination of pork and sausage meat); 1 tsp salt; 1 Tbsp Jill's Table Herb Spice mix; ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese; 4 Tbsp olive oil; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 large carrot, finely chopped; 1 stalk celery, finely chopped; 4 large sprigs Italian flatleaf parsley; ¼ cup finely chopped fresh basil leaves; 2 26.92 oz cans Italian plum tomatoes; 1 23 oz jar passata; ½ cup red wine; salt to taste

This is one of Jill's top family favourites; her family has been serving meatballs on Christmas Eve for over 50 years. Delicious over pasta, serve them with a basket of bread on the side. Or make a meatball sub!

Yields8 Servings

Prep Time20 minsCook Time1 hr 15 minsTotal Time1 hr 35 mins

Meatballs - Makes 24

2 eggs

1 cup seasoned Italian bread crumbs

1 cup water

6 large sprigs Italian leaf parsley, chopped

1 lb lean ground beef

1 lb lean ground pork (or combination of pork and sausage meat)

1 tsp salt

1 Tbsp Jill's Table Herb Spice mix

½ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Tomato Sauce (Makes about 2L)

4 Tbsp olive oil

1 medium onion, finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 large carrot, finely chopped

1 stalk celery, finely chopped

4 large sprigs Italian flatleaf parsley

¼ cup finely chopped fresh basil leaves

2 26.92 oz cans Italian plum tomatoes

1 23 oz jar passata

½ cup red wine

salt to taste

Meatballs

Preheat oven to 375F.

In a small bowl, beat the eggs. Add the breadcrumbs and water and set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine the parsley and remaining ingredients. Gradually add the egg mixture to the meat, mixing with your hands.

Roll into 24 meatballs about the size of a golfball.

Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake until starting to turn golden.

Gently place the meatballs and any drippings from the pan in sauce and simmer slowly for about an hour.

Tomato Sauce

In a large saucepan, heat the oil. Slowly cook the onion, garlic, carrot and celery until the onions start to turn a golden colour.

Add the parsley, basil, plum tomatoes, passata and wine. Break up the tomatoes with a spoon. Bring to a simmer.

Add the meatballs and simmer for 60 minutes

Serve the meatballs and sauce with freshly cooked pasta. Your other option is to eat the meatballs and sop up the sauce with a yummy slice of bread.

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CategoryEntreesCuisineAmericanCooking MethodBake, StovetopTags#carrot, #freshbasil, #garliccloves, #groundbeef, #groundpork, #italianplumtomatoes, #passata

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