Old-Fashioned Meatballs in Red Sauce
Classic Italian-style meatballs made with a combination of ground beef and sweet Italian sausage, seasoned with garlic and Pecorino Romano cheese, then baked in a simple crushed tomato sauce.
Ingredients
- •1 pound ground round (15 percent fat)
- •½ pound sweet Italian sausage
- •⅓ cup plain dry bread crumbs
- •2 whole eggs
- •2 cloves garlic
- •⅓ cup Pecorino Romano cheese
- •1¾ cups crushed tomatoes
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Remove ground round and sausage from refrigerator 30 to 60 minutes before cooking, if possible. Place bread crumbs in large bowl and stir in 1/3 cup water. When absorbed, blend together with eggs, garlic, 1/4 cup grated Romano, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
60 min
- 2.
Preheat oven to 425°F. Add meats to bread crumb mixture and combine well with fork. Form into 12 even balls. Lay in 1 layer in 8 x 14-inch baking dish so each is separated by about 1 inch.
15 min
- 3.
Stir 1/4 cup water into crushed tomatoes and season with 1/8 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste. Pour tomatoes over and around meatballs. Sprinkle tops with remaining 1 1/3 tablespoons grated Romano. Bake in center of oven until meatballs are just cooked through, about 18 minutes. Serve hot.
18 min
