Perfect Meatballs in Red Sauce
This is the best meatball recipe in the world. These perfect meatballs in red sauce are the absolute best you'll ever have. Your family will want them again and again, and your friends will beg you for the recipe!
Ingredients
for the sauce
- 2 28 ounce cans tomato puree
- 1 35 ounce can of peeled whole Roma tomatoes
- 4 cloves garlic - crushed
- 1 yellow onion - finely diced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese
- 10 cloves - (not garlic, but spice cloves)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
for the meatballs
- 2 pounds ground beef - (I like 80%)
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1 small yellow onion - finely diced
- 1 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese - (don't sub Parmigiano Reggiano - it won't have the same flavor)
- 1/2 cup milk - (I use whole milk)
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- small handful fresh parsley - chopped
Instructions
- Start by making the sauce. In a large pot, combine all sauce ingredients, bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer and cover.
- For the meatballs, combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix together with your hands. Make meatballs the size of golf balls.
- Add meatballs to sauce, cover pot and simmer for 3 hours. Yes, you have to simmer for the full 3 hours. Trust me.
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