Ingredients:
2 cans tomato paste
2 large cans Italian Plum Tomatoes
Olive Oil
Fresh Basil
Salt and Peppercorns
1 pound ground beef
3-1/2 cups water
Italian Parsley
1 egg
2 cloves garlic
1 pound Italian Sausage
2 Tablespoons grated Romano Cheese
1/2 cups bread crumbs
For the Gravy:
In a large frying pan, simmer the garlic in oil until soft and yellow.
Discard the garlic.
Stir in 2 cans tomato paste and simmer on low until all the oil is
absorbed.
Add the Italian Tomatoes (strain if you wish) Add the salt,
peppercorns and fresh basil. Blend with wooden spoon. Add the
3-1/2 cups water and again mix
with wooden spoon.
For the Meatballs:
In a bowl, add the ground beef, parsley, egg, cheese, salt, pepper and
bread crumbs. Roll into meatballs. Take the italian sausage and
cut it up into small pieces..Place the
Italian sausage in large frying pan and fry till lightly brown.
Add the meatballs and fry till lightly browned on outside.
Take the meatballs and sausage and cook in the sauce for 1
hour. Remove the meat after one hour and continue simmering
the gravy for 4 more hours..... Keep the meat cool in
the refrigerator while waiting for the sauce to finish.
Recipe from Viola Cicetti
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