So, I give you my mafia inspired home made meatballs with Sunday sauce.
What you'll need:
500gr of minced beef
3 cans of chopped tomatoes
1 small can of tomato purée
Olive oil
1 bulb of fresh garlic chopped
Rock Salt
Black Pepper
1 bunch fresh oregano chopped
1 bunch fresh parsley chopped
2 eggs
60gr breadcrumbs
150gr Spiced Italian sausage chopped
1/2 glass of red wine
100gr of sugar
100gr of Parmesan cheese grated
Spaghetti
Method:
Place your minced beef, eggs, breadcrumbs, pinch of rock salt & pepper into a mixing bowl. Get your hands in and mix everything well. Then add half of the oregano, half the parsley & half the parmesan cheese.Get your hands back in the bowl & continue to work the mixture together.
Separate your meat mixture into 12 equal parts & roll each into balls. When done place them in a fridge for 10 minutes to chill.
Take a large pot and place it on a medium heat. Add a good splash of olive oil, add the chopped garlic and cook for a few minutes while not letting the garlic burn. Then add all the canned tomatoes & tomato purée, stir everything well & lower the heat. Allow the sauce to simmer for 5 minutes, after which add the red wine, sugar, oregano & parsley, stir well & reduce to the lowest heat.
Time to fry the meatballs & sausage!
Take a large frying pan on a medium heat and add a generous amount of olive oil. Take your meatballs out of the fridge and add half of them to the pan. We are only going to roll them around the pan until the meat is sealed, they will cook in the sauce. All the meatballs should take about 5mins to seal in total, when done add them directly to your sauce. Now lightly fry the chopped sausage and again, after a few minutes add them to the sauce pot.
Gently stir everything around and put a lid on the pot.
Now you're going to let everything cook as slowly as possible to allow all the flavors to come together, I suggest a minimum of 2 hours for best results. (Don't forget to give it a little stir every 30-40mins)
During this time maybe you can watch The Godfather or a couple of episodes of The Sopranos? Anything to get in the mood for your food.
When you've finished watching whatever mafia inspired film or show of your choice get back into the kitchen and put a large pot of water on to boil for your spaghetti. Add a splash of olive oil and a pinch of salt then your spaghetti. Cook as per packet instructions.
When your spaghetti is cooked you're ready to get stuck in!
Grab a plate, pile on some spaghetti, then add some of your sauce mix & a few meatballs. Top with parmesan & parsley, serve some bread on the side to mop up that tasty sauce.
What are you waiting for goombah?
Get in the kitchen. Capiche?!
