Big Beef Meatballs with Bucatini

Name: Big Beef Meatballs with Bucatini
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams cup, , beef stock; 118 milliliters Italian bread crumbs, a couple of overflowing handfuls; 454 grams bucatini (thick, hollow spaghetti); 794 grams can crushed tomatoes, Sam Marzano if available; 3 Tbsps capers, drained and chopped; 118 milliliters dry red wine, eyeball it; 1 egg; 2 handfuls A couple generous flat-leaf parsley, chopped, divided; 6 cloves garlic, chopped, divided; 0 teaspoons ground allspice or nutmeg; 680 grams ground sirloin; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil, plus some for drizzling; 113 grams pancetta, chopped; 118 milliliters grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus some to pass at table; 12 baby portobello caps, (crimini mushrooms), chopped; 2 Tbsps chopped sage leaves, 4 to 6 sprigs; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 2 to medium yellow onion, 1 grated and 1 finely chopped

Big Beef Meatballs with Bucatini

Big Beef Meatballs with Bucatini might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 1300 calories, 69g of protein, and 56g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 50 minutes. Head to the store and pick up wine, canned tomatoes, egg, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the dry red wine you could follow this main course with the Pinot Noir Brownies as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat 400 degrees F.

Place a large pot of water over high heat and bring to a boil.

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Water

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Pot

Mix meat with the grated onion, 3 cloves chopped garlic, egg, bread crumbs, cheese, allspice, capers, sage, a handful of the chopped parsley, salt and pepper and a healthy drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Salt And Pepper

Breadcrumbs

Allspice

Parsley

Capers

Cheese

Clove

Garlic

Onion

Meat

Sage

Egg

Mix meat, score the meat into 4 sections and make 3 very large balls from each section. Arrange the 12 balls on a nonstick cookie sheet and roast 15 minutes until firm but not hard.

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Meat

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Baking Sheet

Drop bucatini in salted boiling water to cook off.

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Bucatini

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Drain.

Add another tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil to the skillet and the pancetta. Cook 3 to 4 minutes then add the remaining garlic and mushrooms to the pan and cook 5 minutes. Season the mushrooms with salt and pepper.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Salt And Pepper

Mushrooms

Pancetta

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Frying Pan

Add remaining chopped onion and deglaze the pan with wine, cook off 1 minute, add in stock and whisk up remaining drippings. Stir in the tomatoes and season sauce with salt and pepper, if necessary. Stir in parsley. Simmer 5 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Tomato