Tomato Sauce

Dinner With Julie: Meatballs for Mothers See also ATK Meatballs

Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

  • olive oil, for cooking
  • 2-3 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 1 28 oz can whole or San Marzano-style tomatoes (whole in tomato puree)
  • 1 28 oz (540 mL) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 small onion, peeled and halved
  • 1/4-1/2 cup butter
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot set over medium-high heat, and cook the garlic for a minute or two.
  2. Pour in the tomatoes, add the onion and butter, give everything a stir and a good pinch of salt.
  3. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20-30 minutes.

Meatballs

Ingredients

  • 2 slices white sandwich bread
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 lb ground beef, bison or elk
  • 1/2 lb ground pork
  • 1 egg
  • a small handful of flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • a small handful of freshly grated Parmesan
  • salt and pepper

Directions

  1. Tear the bread into a bowl and pour the milk over it.
  2. Allow it to sit for a few minutes, then add the beef, pork, egg, parsley and Parmesan.
  3. Add some salt and pepper and mix it all up with your hands. You can do this ahead of time and keep the mixture in the fridge.
  4. Shape into 1-2 inch balls and set aside on a baking sheet.
  5. Carefully drop them into the simmering sauce. You might not fit them all into your pot - that's ok. Leave the rest to simmer after the first has been cooked, or freeze them for another batch.
  6. Cover thte pot with a lid and leave to simmer. DO NOT STIR.
  7. Simmer for 20 minutes.

ATK Meatballs

Ingredients

  • 2 slices white sandwich bread
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 lb ground beef, bison or elk
  • 1/2 lb ground pork
  • 1 egg
  • a small handful of flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • a small handful of freshly grated Parmesan
  • salt and pepper

Directions

  1. Tear the bread into a bowl and pour the milk over it.
  2. Allow it to sit for a few minutes, then add the beef, pork, egg, parsley and Parmesan.
  3. Add some salt and pepper and mix it all up with your hands. You can do this ahead of time and keep the mixture in the fridge.
  4. Shape into 1-2 inch balls and set aside on a baking sheet.
  5. Carefully drop them into the simmering sauce. You might not fit them all into your pot - that's ok. Leave the rest to simmer after the first has been cooked, or freeze them for another batch.
  6. Cover thte pot with a lid and leave to simmer. DO NOT STIR.
  7. Simmer for 20 minutes.

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