Italian Meatballs In A Smooth Tomato Sauce
"From our local/state Saturday newspaper. Times are estimated."
Original is 4 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (319.9 g)
- Calories 505.8
- Total Fat - 28.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 11.1 g
- Cholesterol - 178.5 mg
- Sodium - 1089.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 19.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4 g
- Sugars - 7.6 g
- Protein - 43.4 g
- Calcium - 376.3 mg
- Iron - 6.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 20.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Combine in a bowl the meats, breadcrumbs, first lot of parmesan cheese, herbs, egg and seasoning and mix together well.
Step 2
With wet hands shape the mixture into balls about the size of a walnut and set aside.
Step 3
For the sauce place the sugo into a wide based pot with just a splash of water and the garlic and basil sprigs and season well and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
Step 4
Retrieve the basil sprigs and discard.
Step 5
With the sauce simmering, drop in the balls in a single layer if possible and simmer for 5 minutes or until cooked.
Step 6
Serve with freshly cooked pasta and a small scatter of cheese and basil leaves.
Tips
No special items needed.