Grandma's Old Italian Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs

Name: Grandma's Old Italian Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 2 pigs feet; 6 eggs, beaten; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh basil; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh basil; 1 clove garlic, minced; 454 grams ground beef; 454 grams ground pork; 454 grams ground veal; 454 grams ground veal; 6 hard-boiled eggs, peeled (optional); 454 grams fresh Italian bread, torn into 2-inch pieces; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 454 grams pork neck bones; 24 servings salt and pepper to taste; 340 grams tomato paste; 2 kgs tomato puree; 237 milliliters water; 1 Tbsp white sugar; 3 whole garlic cloves, peeled

Grandma's Old Italian Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs requires around 8 hours from start to finish. This recipe serves 24. This sauce has 304 calories, 16g of protein, and 19g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have baking soda, pepper, bread, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Italian Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs, Healthier Italian Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs, and Grandma’s Famous Italian Meatballs.

Instructions

Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat in the bottom of a large saucepan, and fry the garlic cloves 5 to 8 minutes, until brown and fragrant.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Olive Oil

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Sauce Pan

Remove the garlic cloves and set aside.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Place the pig's feet and pork neck bones in the saucepan and fry, turning occasionally, until the meat and bones have browned, about 15 minutes.

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Meat

Pork

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Sauce Pan

Return the garlic cloves to the saucepan, and stir in the tomato paste and 1 1/2 cups of water. Bring to a boil, and pour in the tomato puree. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for about 3 hours, stirring from the bottom often to prevent burning, until the pig's feet are tender and the mixture begins to thicken. Stir in the sugar, pepper, and baking soda. Continue to simmer while you prepare the meatballs.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Tomato Puree

Baking Soda

Meatballs

Pepper

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Soak the torn bread with 1 cup of water in a bowl. Squeeze excess water out of the bread, and place the bread in a large bowl with the 6 beaten eggs, ground pork, ground veal, and ground beef.

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Ground Beef

Ground Veal

Bread

Water

Egg

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Bowl

Mix thoroughly and form into 24 meatballs about 2 1/2 inches in diameter.

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Meatballs

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, stir in the minced garlic and chopped fresh basil, let them cook for about 1 minute, and then add the meatballs. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and fry them on all sides until brown, about 15 minutes, working in batches, if necessary.

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Salt And Pepper

Minced Garlic

Fresh Basil

Meatballs

Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Place the browned meatballs, along with the oil, garlic, and basil from the skillet into the sauce, stirring lightly to avoid breaking them.

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Meatballs

Garlic

Basil

Sauce

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the whole hard-boiled eggs, and simmer for about 1 1/2 more hours, until the meatballs are cooked, the sauce is thick, and all the flavors have blended.

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Hard Boiled Egg