Lazy Summer Tomato Sauce
My daughter has been working at a produce stand for the past 4 summers. As a result she frequently comes home with baskets of over-ripe tomatoes impatient to be used. Mind you, I'm not complainin...
Local writer and family-friendly travel guro, Sarah Wilson remembers these meatballs fondly from her childhood Christmases. Simple, yet delicious, whip some up for your family this year. Just be sure to stop by your local butcher for the meat.
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1/2 pound lean ground beef
- 1/2 pound ground pork
- 1/2 pound ground veal
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup dried Italian bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon rosemary
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- salt and pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, grated
Sauce
- 2 28-ounce cans whole tomatoes
- 2 28-ounce cans crushed tomatoes
- 1 28-ounce can tomato sauce
- fresh basil
- finely chopped fresh oregano, rosemary, and thyme, or 1 teaspoon each dried
- salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Preparation
1. To prepare meatballs, mix all ingredients thoroughly and shape into golf ball size balls. Fry in olive oil or bake in oven at 400F until outsides are just seared.
2. To prepare sauce, mix ingredients thoroughly with hands until whole tomatoes are smashed. Transfer mixture to pot, add meatballs and simmer over medium heat 1 ½ - 2 hours.
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