Caruso's Spaghetti Sauce With Meatballs 1935
Created by dienia b on January 24, 2023
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 4h
- Recipe #40045
Ingredients
- Sauce:
- 1/8 cup olive oil
- 1 cup onions, diced
- 1 stalk celery, diced
- 1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced
- 1 clove garlic, smashed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
- 2 cups water
- 1 can (28 ounces) tomatoes,crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/4 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 cup parsley, chopped (called for a cup)
- 1 can (6 ounces) mushrooms, sliced
- 2 ounces parmesan cheese, grated
- Meatballs:
- 1 pound ground beef
- 3/4 pound ground pork
- 1/4 pound ground veal
- 1/2 cup onions, minced
- 1 stalk celery,minced
- 1 clove garlic, smashed
- 1/4 cup green bell pepper, minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Pasta:
- 16 ounces dry spaghetti
- 6 cups water, boiling
- 1 teaspoon salt
How to Make
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Step 1: Heat oil in stock pot
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Step 2: Add onions
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Step 3: Add bell pepper
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Step 4: Add celery
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Step 5: Cook until translucent
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Step 6: Smash garlic with salt to make a paste
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Step 7: Add to veggies
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Step 8: Add tomato paste
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Step 9: Cook a minute
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Step 10: Add tomatoes
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Step 11: Add water that you have rinsed the cans out with
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Step 12: Add bay leaf and herbs
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Step 13: Simmer on very low stirring occasionally adding water as needed
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Step 14: Cook 4 hours(crockpot might be good)
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Step 15: In 3 hours saute veggies in oil and add to meat that's been mixed
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Step 16: Add seasoning and eggs and flour
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Step 17: Make small balls and saute in olive oil until brown
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Step 18: Add to sauce last half hour of cooking along with the mushrooms
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Step 19: Simmer
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Step 20: Checking seasoning and adjusting
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Step 21: Meanwhile
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Step 22: Cook spaghetti in heavily salted boiling water al dente
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Step 23: Drain
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Step 24: Last 10 minutes add parsley
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Step 25: Check seasoning
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Step 26: Sprinkle cheese on top serve sauce over cooked pasta
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (695.7 g)
- Calories 714
- Total Fat - 34.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 10.8 g
- Cholesterol - 332 mg
- Sodium - 1077.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 55.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.6 g
- Sugars - 6.1 g
- Protein - 48.5 g
- Calcium - 194.7 mg
- Iron - 6.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 36.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.7 mg