Family Sicilian Sauce and Meatballs recipe

All Recipes Best Recipe World Cuisine Recipes European Italian

Ingredients

3 slices white bread, torn into pieces
¼ cup milk or water
1 ½ pounds ground beef
2 eggs
½ cup grated Romano cheese
1 pinch dried parsley
¾ teaspoon salt, or to taste
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 onion, chopped
6 cloves garlic, chopped
12 (3.5 ounce) links sweet Italian sausage
1 ½ pounds cubed beef brisket
½ pound pork neck bones
4 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
3 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
½ cup red wine
4 bay leaves
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried basil
salt and pepper to taste
3 (16 ounce) packages dry pasta

Nutrition Info

669.1 calories
carbohydrate: 58.6 g
cholesterol: 105.3 mg
fat: 34.4 g
fiber: 5.3 g
protein: 30.8 g
saturatedFat: 12.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 921.5 mg
sugar: 6.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. To make the meatballs, combine bread and milk or water in a medium bowl. Mix in ground beef, eggs, Romano cheese, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Form golf ball-sized meatballs, place into freezer to firm up.

  2. To make sauce, heat olive oil in a large pot on medium heat, stir in onion. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and 1 sausage link, cook about 3 minutes more.

  3. Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, brown beef chunks and pork neck bones, set aside.

  4. When onions and garlic are done, turn heat down to low. Add tomato paste and cook for a few minutes. Stir in the browned beef and pork, crushed tomatoes, wine, bay leaves, cinnamon, parsley, basil, and salt and pepper. Bring sauce to a simmer, then reduce the heat to low and cook for 3 to 4 hours.

  5. Once you add the meatballs, let sauce simmer for 1 hour. When sauce is nearly ready, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente, drain. Cover pasta with sauce and meatballs and serve immediately.

Recipe Yield

24 servings

Recipe Note

My mother's family originally came from Sicily and every family member makes his or her own version - this version came most recently via Brooklyn. If there are any leftovers, they freeze very well. MANGIA! Serve with red wine and a good loaf of crusty Italian bread.

Do you like the recipe? Share this tasty recipe!

Alternatives to this recipe

See more alternatives
All Recipes Ideas

All Recipes - Recipe Tags: Recipe Family Sicilian Sauce and Meatballs, simple recipe Family Sicilian Sauce and Meatballs, recipe Family Sicilian Sauce and Meatballs, recipe Family Sicilian Sauce and Meatballs, Family Sicilian Sauce and Meatballs recipe, recipes , recipes online , online recipes , recipe , cooking , cookbook , new recipes , best recipes , dessert recipes top recipes , cooking recipes , best lunch recipes , recipe book , meat recipes , healthy recipes , cooking , fast recipes cheap recipes jamie oliver recipes recipes jamie oliver recipe for lunch recipe for dinner recipe for breakfast recipe for valentine recipe for christmas recipe for easter recipe for new year recipe for students recipe for beginners recipe for weigh-loss recipe for snacks recipe for christmas eve recipe for birthday recipe on grill gordon ramsay gordon ramsay recipes gordon ramsay recipes gordon ramsays recipes simple recipes , best recipe family, , easy recipes , baking , tasty recipe best recipes