Bobby Sauce [Meatballs in tomato Sauce]

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This is tomato sauce at its finest. Unlike most tomato sauce where there are many spices, this tomato sauce is all about the rich taste of the tomatoes.

Ready in: 3 hours 45 mins

Ingredients

Serves: 8

• Meatballs-
  
• 2 pounds lean ground beef
  
• 1 pound ground pork
  
• 2 large eggs
  
• 1 cup milk
  
• salt and pepper to taste
  
• 1 1/4 cups seasoned bread crumbs
  
• Sauce-
  
• cooking spray
  
• 1/2 cup olive oil
  
• 1/4 an onion, chopped
  
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
  
• 2 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes + same amount water
  
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
  
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can tomato sauce
  
• salt, pepper, and sugar to taste
  

Preparation method

Prep: 30 mins | Cook: 3 hours 15 mins

1. Preheat oven at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2. Combine all meatball ingredients in a large bowl. Shape into meatball size shape and place on baking sheet covered in tin foil.

3. Bake 25-30 minutes in the preheated oven.

4. Spray a soup size pot with cooking spray. Turn on to medium heat and add olive oil and onions. Cook for 5 min. Add paste + 2x the water. stir and cook down. Add tomatoes, sauce, puree and water. By now your balls should be finished. Season. Add seasonings and add meatballs to sauce.

5. Cook 3 hours, stirring every 15 minutes. Taste every so often and adjust seasonings.