sunday sauce with braciole, meatballs and sausage

Name: Sunday Sauce with Braciole, Meatballs and Sausage
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: SAUCE; 2 medium onions quartered; 6 clove(s) garlic peeled; 1/4 cup(s) olive oil; - salt; 2 tablespoon(s) tomato paste; 2 teaspoon(s) dried oregano; 1 teaspoon(s) crushed red pepper flakes; 1/4 cup(s) sweet vermouth; 28 ounce(s) can crushed tomatoes; 1 cup(s) basil leaves chopped; BREADCRUMB MIXTURE; 1 cup(s) fine grated parmesan; 2/3 cup(s) fresh parsley chopped; 1/2 cup(s) fine breadcrumbs; 4 clove(s) garlic minced; BRACIOLE; 6 slice(s) flank steak pounded to 1/4 inch thick; - salt and pepper; 2 tablespoon(s) oil; MEATBALLS; 1 pound(s) ground beef; 2 large eggs; 2 tablespoon(s) milk; - salt and pepper; - reserved breadcrumb mixture; SAUSAGE; 6 - sweet italian sausage; ASSEMBLY; 1 pound(s) spaghetti

review

Recipe by

barbara lentz

@blentz8

beulah, MI

This is a delicious Italian favorite. Takes about 3 hours to make but worth every minute.

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yield 6 serving(s)

prep time 10 Min

cook time 3 Hr

method Bake

Ingredients For sunday sauce with braciole, meatballs and sausage

SAUCE
2 md

onions quartered
6 clove

garlic peeled
1/4 c

olive oil
salt
2 Tbsp

tomato paste
2 tsp

dried oregano
1 tsp

crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 c

sweet vermouth
28 oz

can crushed tomatoes
1 c

basil leaves chopped
BREADCRUMB MIXTURE
1 c

fine grated parmesan
2/3 c

fresh parsley chopped
1/2 c

fine breadcrumbs
4 clove

garlic minced
BRACIOLE
6 slice

flank steak pounded to 1/4 inch thick
salt and pepper
2 Tbsp

oil
MEATBALLS
1 lb

ground beef
2 lg

eggs
2 Tbsp

milk
salt and pepper
reserved breadcrumb mixture
SAUSAGE
6

sweet italian sausage
ASSEMBLY
1 lb

spaghetti
parmigiano-reggiano, grated

How To Make sunday sauce with braciole, meatballs and sausage

1
For the Sauce Chop the onions and garlic in a food processor. Place oil in large Dutch oven. Cook the onions and garlic until browned. Stir in the tomato paste, oregano and red pepper flakes. cook about 2 minutes. Add the vermouth and scrap up the browned bits from the bottom of pan. Add the crushed tomatoes and 2 cups water. Stir in the basil and season with salt. Bring to a simmer on low and keep warm.

2
For the breadcrumbs Combine all the ingredients together and set aside.
3
For the Braciole Preheat oven 300 degrees. Lay the beef flat and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle evenly with 1/2 cup of the breadcrumb mixture reserving the rest for the meatballs. Roll the beef up and tie with butchers twine. Add oil to skillet and brown the braciole on all sides. Transfer the braciole to the sauce. Cover and bake 2 hours.
4
For the meatballs Mix the ground beef with the eggs, milk, salt, pepper and remaining breadcrumb mixture. Shape into 1 inch meatballs. Add oil to skillet brown them in batches in the oil. Once the meatballs are all browned cook the sausages until browned on both sides. Carefully transfer the meatballs and sausage into the sauce. Cover pan and bake another 30 minutes.
5
To serve cook spaghetti in boiling salted water. Drain well. Serve with sauce and meat on top and sprinkle with Parmigiano
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sunday sauce with braciole, meatballs and sausage

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