Mama Maroni's Meatballs And Sauce

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb ground chuck
• 4 ounces dried breadcrumbs
• 4 large eggs
• 4 ounces whole milk
• 6 ounces romano cheese, grated
• 3 ounces spanish onions, grated or minced
• 2 ounces garlic, minced
• 2 ounces fresh italian parsley
• 2 ounces fresh basil, chopped
• salt and pepper
• 6 ounces olive oil, good quality, not extra virgin
• 12 garlic cloves, thinly sliced or minced
• 1 large spanish onion, chopped
• 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup fresh basil, shredded

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f. mix together all meatball ingredients. if mixture seems too loose, add more breadcrumbs. (mixture will be very moist.).
• 2 spray a baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray.
• 3 roll meatballs into golfball sized balls.
• 4 bake for 35-40 minutes.
• 5 while meatballs are baking, heat olive oil over medium heat.
• 6 saute onions until soft. add garlic and saute until onions start to brown.
• 7 add tomatoes, salt and pepper. add some red pepper flakes if desired. simmer for about 20 minutes.
• 8 adjust seasonings.
• 9 stir in basil.
• 10 i like to add the meatballs to the finished sauce so that the flavors can meld.
• 11 if you are using the meatballs only for sandwiches, you can halve the sauce recipe, but if you want sauce for pasta, use full recipe.