My Italian Meatballs And Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 6 eggs
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon basil
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• salt
• pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 onion, chopped
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree

Recipe

• 1 heat 1 tablespoon oil in dutch oven.
• 2 add 1/4 cup onions and saute until soft but not brown.
• 3 add both cans of tomato products and get the sauce hot and simmering, not boiling because you don't want to scorch it.
• 4 in a large bowl, mix first 11 ingredients until blended. over-mixing will toughen the meatballs.
• 5 shape into balls about 1 1/2 inches across.
• 6 drop them into the hot sauce, making sure they are covered. don't stir too much because you don't want to break them up.
• 7 cover and simmer one hour.
• 8 serve over pasta of your choice (i like angel hair), garnish with some extra parmesan.