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Meatballs in Sunday Gravy

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Meatballs in Sunday Gravy

Italian-American meatballs, slow-simmered in a rich, long-cooked tomato gravy all Sunday afternoon until deeply flavoured.

Total time
205 min
Prep
25 min
Cook
180 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Italian
comfortmeatballsslow-cooked

Ingredients

1 lbground beef
½ lbground pork
2slices white bread, soaked in milk
1egg
½ cupparmesan, grated
3 clovesgarlic
2 canscrushed San Marzano tomatoes
1 cantomato paste
1 cupred wine
1onion, diced
fresh basilto taste
olive oilto cook
pasta to serve

Instructions

1

Mix meats, bread, egg, parmesan, garlic, salt. Form into large balls.

2

Brown in oil; remove.

3

Sauté onion; add tomato paste; cook 2 minutes. Add wine; cook 2 minutes. Add tomatoes.

4

Return meatballs; simmer on lowest heat 2-3 hours, stirring gently.

5

Serve over rigatoni or spaghetti with fresh basil.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
639
Protein
55.7g
Fat
38.4g
Carbs
8.7g
Fiber
0.8g
Sodium
1007mg

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