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Drop Meat Balls and Pasta
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Drop Meat Balls and Pasta Meatballs (drop with sauce) Meatballs 22 saltine crackers 1 Cup milk 1 lb ground beef 1 lb ground pork 2 ounces (1 cup) grated parmesan cheese 1 t garlic powder 1 t oregano 1 t salt ½ t pepper (also if wanted thyme, basil etc to the meatballs) … this helps the taste Saltines in zip-lock bag and<b> crush </font></b>with rolling pin Mix crackers with milk and let stand 5 minutes then mash with fork to form a paste Mix meat and remaining meatball ingredients in a bowl Moisten hands and form about 24 meatballs (1/4 cup or less each) Cover and refrigerate until ready to cook with sauce Sauce ¼ cup olive oil and butter combined 1 onion diced (you can use two if you want) (2-3 diced carrots diced fine optional) do this (2 celery stalks diced fine optional) do this 10 cloves garlic peeled and smashed ½ t red pepper flakes (if you like it spicier add up to 1 t) 2 cans (28 oz) of crushed tomatoes Salt and pepper (can add other spices if wanted) so this is where you can put in about) 1 t (small t is teaspoon, large T is tablespoon) each of dried Basil, Oregano, thyme, Italian seasoning into the sauce) Heat oil and butter over medium heat add onions (and carrots and celery) and cook until soft remove and set aside add additional oil / butter if needed (cook these in a bit of salt and pepper and at the end incorporate those other spices from above Add garlic and heat until golden brown about 10 minutes Add pepper flakes and cook for 1 minute add back in onion mix Stir in tomatoes 1 cup red wine (pro tip drink the rest while cooking) stir and add meatballs nestled in sauce cover and cook in oven for 1 ½ hours or at 350 for 2 ½ to 3 hours at 275 (you can adjust the timing based on oven temp… I think the lower heat and longer cooking time is a help) after the first hour and then once every 45 minutes are so open and stir gently, toward the end taste and adjusts spices as needed with additional salt and pepper and up to1 t of oregano, thyme, basil cool uncovered for 15 minutes serve over pasta sprinkle over fresh basil and parmesan cheese Hope this helps … |
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