Lourens de Lange
ITALIAN STYLE MEATBALLS & SPAGHETTI
Ingredients
• 2 pounds ground meat
• 1 Egg...
• ¼ cup bread crumbs
• ¼ cup ketchup or tomato sauce
• 2 cloves crushed and chopped garlic
• ¼ cup of parsley
• ¾ cup of basil, separated into ½ cup and ¼ cup
• 1 onion
• 16 ounces of tomato sauce
• 6 ounces of tomato paste
• 3 cups of water
• 1 green pepper
• 3 cloves garlic
• ¼ cup red wine
• 1 package spaghetti
Directions
Sauté onion, pepper and garlic with pepper and salt for ten minutes. Add chopped basil and sauté for one minute. Add tomato sauce, paste, water, sugar and salt and pepper to taste, bring to a boil, there will be chunks of vegetables in the sauce if you prefer a smoother sauce, blend the sauce with an immersion blender before adding the meatballs.
Make meatballs while sauce is simmering. Mix the egg, basil, parsley, and black pepper, ketchup, and bread crumbs. Add ground meat and roll into balls. Add meatballs to simmering sauce and cook covered for 25-30 minutes on low flame.
Cook spaghetti al dente according to package directions. Serve with meatballs.
ITALIAN STYLE MEATBALLS & SPAGHETTI
Ingredients
• 2 pounds ground meat
• 1 Egg...
• ¼ cup bread crumbs
• ¼ cup ketchup or tomato sauce
• 2 cloves crushed and chopped garlic
• ¼ cup of parsley
• ¾ cup of basil, separated into ½ cup and ¼ cup
• 1 onion
• 16 ounces of tomato sauce
• 6 ounces of tomato paste
• 3 cups of water
• 1 green pepper
• 3 cloves garlic
• ¼ cup red wine
• 1 package spaghetti
Directions
Sauté onion, pepper and garlic with pepper and salt for ten minutes. Add chopped basil and sauté for one minute. Add tomato sauce, paste, water, sugar and salt and pepper to taste, bring to a boil, there will be chunks of vegetables in the sauce if you prefer a smoother sauce, blend the sauce with an immersion blender before adding the meatballs.
Make meatballs while sauce is simmering. Mix the egg, basil, parsley, and black pepper, ketchup, and bread crumbs. Add ground meat and roll into balls. Add meatballs to simmering sauce and cook covered for 25-30 minutes on low flame.
Cook spaghetti al dente according to package directions. Serve with meatballs.
Ingredients
• 2 pounds ground meat
• 1 Egg...
• ¼ cup bread crumbs
• ¼ cup ketchup or tomato sauce
• 2 cloves crushed and chopped garlic
• ¼ cup of parsley
• ¾ cup of basil, separated into ½ cup and ¼ cup
• 1 onion
• 16 ounces of tomato sauce
• 6 ounces of tomato paste
• 3 cups of water
• 1 green pepper
• 3 cloves garlic
• ¼ cup red wine
• 1 package spaghetti
Directions
Sauté onion, pepper and garlic with pepper and salt for ten minutes. Add chopped basil and sauté for one minute. Add tomato sauce, paste, water, sugar and salt and pepper to taste, bring to a boil, there will be chunks of vegetables in the sauce if you prefer a smoother sauce, blend the sauce with an immersion blender before adding the meatballs.
Make meatballs while sauce is simmering. Mix the egg, basil, parsley, and black pepper, ketchup, and bread crumbs. Add ground meat and roll into balls. Add meatballs to simmering sauce and cook covered for 25-30 minutes on low flame.
Cook spaghetti al dente according to package directions. Serve with meatballs.
