Recipe #1 (More Savory Dishes!)

CLASSIC SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS

 

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 medium onion
• garlic
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 2 eggs
• Parsley 
• Bought spaghetti
• 3 cans of tomato concentrate (140 g)
• Dry sausage or pancetta
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil

Directions: A step-by-step visual diagram

Combine ground meat, crushed garlic, finely chopped parsley, bread crumbs, onion, eggs, grated cheese. Mix with a fork or with both hands until you have a smooth paste

With your hands shape walnut-sized meatballs

Fry the meatballs in a large frying pan in 2 tbsp olive oil until they are white all over and pale brown patches start to appear. Cover and reserve.

The Sauce:

In a large Dutch oven fry a finely chopped dry sausage or pancetta

Add the chopped onion and garlic and leave to color for about 5 minutes

Add the tomato concentrate little by little (ideally one tablespoon at a time), mix well and let it turn dark brown. Add a glass of water, mix everything and let the mixture bubble over high heat, adding a little more concentrate. Let it turn dark too before adding water again. Proceed like this until you run out of concentrate, then add the meatballs and a 2 glasses of water, cover and let it simmer over low heat until the pasta is ready but if possible at least 1 hour.

Fill your largest pot with water, add 2 tbsp salt and bring it to a rolling boil over your hottest burner

Boil your pasta - you can use homemade lingune or store bought spaghetti

Heat the plates and serve a generous laddle of sauce and meatballs over the pasta. Spaghetti with meatballs, an American recipe for meatball lovers.


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