old fashioned meatballs in red sauce
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Eat them along with the red sauce or make a meatball sandwich with cheese!
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12 2 1/2 inch meatballs
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground round
- 1/2 pound sweet italian sausage
- 1/3 cup plain dry bread crumbs
- 2 - eggs,lightly beaten
- 2 large garlic cloves,minced
- 1/3 cup pecorino romano cheese
- 1 3/4 cups canned crushed tomatoes in heavy puree
How To Make old fashioned meatballs in red sauce
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Step 1Remove ground round and sausage from refrigerator 30 to 60 minutes before cooking, if possible. Place bread crumbs in large bowl and stir in 1/3 cup water. When absorbed,blend together with eggs,garlic, 1/4 cup grated Romano,1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.
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Step 2Preheat oven to 425. Add meats to bread crumb mixture and combine well with fork. Form into 12 even balls. Lay in 1 layer in a 8z14 inch baking dish so each is seperated by about 1 inch.
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Step 3Stir 1/4 cup water into crushed tomatoes and season wtih 1/8 tsp salt and pepper to taste. Pour tomatoes over and around meatballs. Sprinkle tops with remaining 1 1/3 tbsp grated Romano. Bake in center of oven until meatballs are just cooked through, about 18 minutes. Serve hot.
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