Sunday Meat Sauce with Orecchiette

Name: Sunday Meat Sauce with Orecchiette
Prep time: 4 h 50 min
Cook time: 4 h 50 min
Total time: 4 h 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 bay leaves; 1 kilograms bone-in beef shin; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 79 milliliters fresh parsley, chopped; 10 cloves garlic; 2 minced, 8 smashed; 340 grams ground beef; 340 grams ground pork; 907 grams Italian sausage (half sweet, half hot), halved; 6 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 118 milliliters milk; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 1 medium onion, quartered; 454 grams orecchiette pasta; 177 milliliters grated parmesan cheese, plus more for garnish (optional); 2 kilograms San Marzano plum tomatoes; 340 grams tomato paste; 3 slices white bread, toasted and cut into 1/4-inch pieces

You can never have too many sauce recipes, so give Sunday Meat Sauce with Orecchiette a try. One portion of this dish contains approximately 97g of protein, 125g of fat, and a total of 1896 calories. This recipe covers 67% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of bay leaves, beef shin, san marzano plum tomatoes, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 4 hours and 50 minutes.

Instructions

Soak the bread in the milk until the liquid is absorbed, about 8 minutes. Meanwhile, combine the ground beef and pork in a bowl with the egg, cheese, minced garlic, parsley, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste.

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Minced Garlic

Ground Beef

Parsley

Cheese

Pepper

Bread

Milk

Pork

Salt

Egg

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Bowl

Add the soaked bread and mix with your hands until combined. Form into 16 meatballs.

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Meatballs

Bread

Heat the olive oil in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat.

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Olive Oil

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Pot

Add the meatballs and cook, turning, until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes.

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Meatballs

Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate.

Add the beef shin and sausage to the pot and cook until browned, turning, about 10 minutes.

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Sausage

Beef

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Pot

Transfer the meats to a large bowl.

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Add the onion and smashed garlic to the pot and fry until soft, about 4 minutes.

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Garlic

Onion

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Crush the tomatoes into the pot with your hands and pour in the juices. Stir in the tomato paste, season with salt and pepper and cook 5 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Tomato Paste

Tomato

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Add 5 cups water and the bay leaves, then return the meatballs, beef shin and sausage to the pot, stirring carefully. Bring to a low boil, stir, then reduce the heat to low. Cover and simmer 2 hours, or until the shin meat is very tender. Uncover and simmer until the sauce thickens and the shin meat is falling off the bone, about 1 hour 30 minutes.

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Bay Leaves