Family Sicilian Sauce and Meatballs
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Family Sicilian Sauce and Meatballs a try. This recipe serves 24. One serving contains 374 calories, 18g of protein, and 7g of fat. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up sausage, bread, parsley, and a few other things to make it today.
Instructions
To make the meatballs, combine chopped meat, eggs, bread, Romano cheese, parsley and salt and pepper to taste in a medium bowl. Form golf ball-sized meatballs; place into freezer to firm up.
To make sauce, heat olive oil in a large pot on medium heat.
Saute onion, garlic and fry links of sausage.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, brown beef chunks and pork neck bones; reserve.
When onions and garlic are done, turn heat down to low.
Add tomato paste; stir and simmer for 10 minutes.
Add the browned beef and pork, crushed tomatoes, wine, bay leaves, cinnamon, parsley, basil and salt and pepper to taste; stir.
In a large skillet over medium heat, brown meatballs; reserve.
Simmer sauce over low heat for 3 to 4 hours, add meatballs and simmer for 1 hour. Meanwhile, 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, serve.