Spaghetti with Meat Balls

Ingredients

• 4 cup olive oil
• % cup chopped onion
• 1% pound beef chuck
• 14 pound pork shoulder
• 34 cup (6-0z. can) tomato paste
• 1 cups (No. 24% cans) tomatoes, sieved
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 bay leaf
• 1% cup water
• 1% pound ground beef
• 4 pound ground pork
• 1 cup soft bread crumbs
• 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon minced parsley
• 1 egg well beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• teaspoon pepper
• 1 clove garlic, minced

Method

1. 1

   Heat olive oil, cook onion until browned, then add beef and pork.

2. 2

   Add sieved tomatoes, salt, and bay leaf.

3. 3

   Simmer for 2.5 hours, then add tomato paste and simmer until thick.

4. 4

   For meatballs, mix ingredients, shape into balls, brown in olive oil, and add to sauce before serving over spaghetti.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Waldensian cookery (1957), page 13. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SPAGHETTI WITH MEAT BALLS Tomato Meat Sauce Recipe 4 cup olive oil % cup chopped onion 1% pound beef chuck 14 pound pork shoulder 34 cup (6-0z. can) tomato paste " cups (No. 24% cans) tomatoes, sieved 1 tablespoon salt 1 bay leaf 1% cup water Heat in a close fitting saucepot 14 cup olive oil, add and cook until lightly browned % cup onion, add and brown, turning occasionally the beef chuck and pork shoulder, add slowly mixture of sieved tomatoes, salt and bay leaf. Cover saucepot and simmer over very low heat about 2% hours. Add the to- mato paste. Simmer uncovered over very low heat, stirring occasionally, about two hours, or untli thickened. If sauce becomes too thick, add the % cup water or better still substitute with additional sieved tomatoes. Remove meat and bay leaf from sauce. Serve over cooked spaghetti. About 4 cups. Meat Balls Recipe To be served over spagetti and tomato meat sauce 1% pound ground beef 4 pound ground pork 1 cup soft bread crumbs 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon minced parsley 1 egg well beaten 1 teaspoon salt \Y, teaspoon pepper 1 clove garlic, minced

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.