Recipe Italian Meat Sauce I (Pasta)

Required Ingredients:

• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, sliced
• 3 (15 ounce) cans seasoned tomato sauce
• 3 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with juice
• 6 cups water
• 8 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 2 pounds sweet Italian sausage
• 2 pounds ground sirloin
• 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, divided
• 1 cup grated Romano cheese
• 2 tablespoons dried oregano
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 pound pork meat, cubed
• 1 cup dry bread crumbs
• 3 tablespoons garlic powder
• 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 eggs

Preparing/Cooking:

• In large pot heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over low heat.
• Add chopped onion and two-thirds of sliced garlic.
• Saute 5 minutes.
• Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, water and tomato paste.
• Simmer.
• Meanwhile, in large skillet, heat remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat.
• Saute remaining garlic 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add sausage and brown, about three minutes on each side.
• After browning, cover and reduce heat.
• Cook for 10 minutes, remove from heat, and cut sausages into halves.
• Add to tomato mixture.
• Cook pork over medium heat in sausage skillet until brown.
• Add to tomato mixture.
• Add 3 tablespoons parsley, Romano, oregano, salt and pepper to tomato sauce.
• Continue to simmer over low heat.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
• In large bowl combine ground sirloin, bread crumbs, garlic powder, remaining parsley, parmesan and eggs.
• Form 1 inch balls and place on cookie sheet.
• Cook until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• Add meatballs to sauce.
• Continue to cook sauce for 5 hours.
• Serve over fusilli or ravioli.

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