sunday in brooklyn spaghetti & meatballs
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Sunday in Brooklyn NY meant the aroma of tomato sauce and meatballs simmering on the stove. Grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins gathered around the kitchen table. It was loud, fun and the food my mom cooked was always delicious!
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yield
6
prep time
30 Min
cook time
1 Hr 15 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For sunday in brooklyn spaghetti & meatballs
- FOR THE SAUCE
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1 Tbspolive oil, extra virgin
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1 tspminced garlic
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1 cancrushed tomatoes 28 oz
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1 cantomato sauce 8oz
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1 cantomato paste 6oz
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6 ozwater
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1 1/2 tspdried basil
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1 tspsalt
- FOR THE MEATBALLS
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1 lbground beef
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1/2 cparmesan cheese
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2eggs
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1/2 cbreadcrumbs (italian style)
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1 1/2 tspbasil, dried
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1/4 tsporegano, dried
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1 tspsalt
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1/2 tspminced garlic
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2 Tbspolive oil, extra virgin (for frying meatballs)
- SPAGHETTI - PREPARE A 1 LB BOX
How To Make sunday in brooklyn spaghetti & meatballs
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1Begin by making the sauce. In a large sauce pan, brown garlic in olive oil.
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2Add remaining ingredients, stir together and bring to a boil.
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3Simmer uncovered for 45 minutes. Stir frequently. (add a little water if sauce begins to stick to pot).
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4While sauce is cooking, prepare meatballs
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5Mix together meatball ingredients ground beef through minced garlic.(Oil will be used for frying the meatballs)
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6Form meat into 2 inch balls.
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7Heat olive oil in large frying pan. (If the oil is not hot enough, the meatballs will stick)
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8On a medium flame, quickly brown meatballs on each side. (Be careful not to fully cook the insides of the meatballs). ( Also, use a spatula to gently lift under meatballs and turn over)
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9Transfer meatballs to sauce pot and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring frequently. (If meatballs stick to bottom, add a little water.)
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10While sauce and meatballs cook, prepare spaghetti.
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