Ingredients for the Meatballs:

Name: Ingredients for the Meatballs:
Ingredients: •2 pounds of ground sirloin; •1/4 cup of Italian parsley, chopped (Brooklyn Italian grandma alert–it has to be Italian parsley; no curly allowed); •1 cup seasoned bread crumbs; •3/4 cup of grated Pecorino cheese (we used a lightly smoked Pecorino cheese that we bought from a local cheese shop); •4 eggs; •1 cup milk; •6 cloves of garlic, minced; •Salt and pepper to taste; Ingredients for the Sauce:; •1 large or 2 regular hot Italian sausages, cut into 2 inch pieces (you can use sweet Italian sausage if you prefer. We bought our sausages from the local butcher); •1 35-ounce can of crushed tomatoes; •1 35-ounce can of plum tomatoes in juice; •1 can of tomato paste; •6 cloves of garlic, finely chopped; •3/4 cup of chopped onions; •1 cup of torn basil leaves (you can add more if you would like, to taste); •Salt and pepper to taste; •1/4 cup of olive oil for the meat, plus 3 tablespoons for the sauce

INGREDIENTS

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•2 pounds of ground sirloin

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•1/4 cup of Italian parsley, chopped (Brooklyn Italian grandma alert–it has to be Italian parsley; no curly allowed)

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•1 cup seasoned bread crumbs

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•3/4 cup of grated Pecorino cheese (we used a lightly smoked Pecorino cheese that we bought from a local cheese shop)

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•4 eggs

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•1 cup milk

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•6 cloves of garlic, minced

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•Salt and pepper to taste

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Ingredients for the Sauce:

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•1 large or 2 regular hot Italian sausages, cut into 2 inch pieces (you can use sweet Italian sausage if you prefer. We bought our sausages from the local butcher)

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•1 35-ounce can of crushed tomatoes

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•1 35-ounce can of plum tomatoes in juice

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•1 can of tomato paste

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•6 cloves of garlic, finely chopped

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•3/4 cup of chopped onions

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•1 cup of torn basil leaves (you can add more if you would like, to taste)

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•Salt and pepper to taste

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•1/4 cup of olive oil for the meat, plus 3 tablespoons for the sauce

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