Name: Nonna's Sauce and Meatballs
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H40M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT11H10M0.000S
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound ground pork; 1 pound ground beef; 4 cloves garlic, chopped fine; 7 eggs; 1 cup dried breadcrumbs; 1 cup grated Parmesan; 1 tablespoon dried parsley; The Saucee Sicilian Meat Sauce, recipe follows; 1 beef short rib (see Cook's Note); 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil; 3 garlic cloves, chopped fine; 1 small yellow onion, chopped; One 8-ounce can tomato paste; One 8-ounce can tomato sauce; 1 1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon coarse ground pepper; 1 bay leaf

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Mix pork and beef in a bowl with your hands, then add garlic. Beat eggs and add to mixture. Add breadcrumbs, cheese and parsley and mix well. Scoop into meatballs and bake on a baking sheet for 30 minutes.
Simmer meatballs in Meat Sauce for 2 hours.

The Saucee Sicilian Meat Sauce:

Brown beef short rib in olive oil in a saucepan on all sides until browned, about 2 minutes each side. Add garlic and onions and brown over low heat until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tomato paste plus 1 paste can water, then the tomato sauce plus 1 sauce can water, and stir until blended. Add pepper flakes, sugar, salt, pepper and bay leaf and bring to bubbling. Turn temperature to low and simmer, covered, for 8 hours. Remove beef short rib and bay leaf before serving.