Meatballs in Winter Tomato Sauce

Meatballs in Winter Tomato Sauce
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Meatballs in Winter Tomato Sauce a try. One serving contains 672 calories, 36g of protein, and 50g of fat. This recipe serves 10. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up salt, nutmeg, ground beef chuck, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the egg you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Winter. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours.

Instructions

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Make the Meatballs: In a large bowl soak bread crumbs in milk 10 minutes. Finely chop onions.
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Add onions and remaining meatball ingredients except olive oil o bread crumb mixture and with your hands blend together until just combined well (do not over mix).
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Form mixture into walnut-size balls and arrange on large trays or baking sheets.
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In a large heavy skillet heat 2 tablespoons oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and brown meatballs in batches without crowding, shaking skillet to maintain round shape and adding remaining oil as necessary.
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Transfer meatballs as browned (and any browned onions that fall from meatballs) with a slotted spoon to a 7 to 8 quart heavy kettle.
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Make the Sauce: In a large sieve set over a bowl drain tomatoes, reserving juice, and chop.
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To meatballs add chopped tomatoes with reserved juice, garlic, and oregano and simmer, covered, 30 minutes.
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Transfer meatballs with a slotted spoon to a bowl and keep warm, loosely covered with foil. Briskly simmer sauce until
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reduced to about 2 cups, about 25 minutes. Season sauce with salt and pepper
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and gently stir in meatballs. (Meatballs in sauce may be made 3 days ahead
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and cooled completely, uncovered, before being chilled, covered. Reheat
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meatballs in sauce before serving.)
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Gently stir parsley into meatballs and sauce.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In2 hrs
Servings10
Health Score20
Dish TypesSauce
OccasionsWinter
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