Recipe: Perfect Spaghetti and Meatballs

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Spaghetti and Meatballs. Our Marinara Sauce pairs perfectly with any Meatball dish. It is by far the best homemade sauce and meatballs we have ever had. I've also just fried the beef and added it to the sauce, then used it to make lasagna.

Spaghetti and Meatballs Season with salt and pepper and bring to a simmer. Return meatballs to pot and cover. Spaghetti and meatballs has to be one of the most fun dishes ever invented, at least from a kid's perspective. You can cook Spaghetti and Meatballs using 23 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Spaghetti and Meatballs

  1. Prepare of Spaghetti for 3 people.
  2. It's of sea salt.
  3. It's of Water for boiling.
  4. It's of For sauce.
  5. Prepare of tomato puree.
  6. You need of cup of parmesan cheese.
  7. It's of basil, finely choped.
  8. You need of onion, finely choped.
  9. It's of gloves garlic, finely choped.
  10. It's of red pepper flakes.
  11. Prepare of olive oil.
  12. You need of Freshly grounded blackpepper.
  13. It's of Kosher salt.
  14. It's of bay leaf.
  15. Prepare of For meatballs.
  16. You need of ground meat.
  17. Prepare of egg.
  18. You need of bread crumbs.
  19. You need of parmesan cheese.
  20. Prepare of tea spoons of cumin.
  21. It's of finely choped garlic.
  22. It's of Freshly grounded blackpepper.
  23. Prepare of Kosher salt.

Mounds of spaghetti, fork twirling strands in a spoon, tasty meatballs, even the very serving of the spaghetti, trying to lift just the right amount from the bowl — these are some of my favorite memories from childhood. In a large saucepan, cook onion in oil until tender. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, water, oregano, salt and pepper. To brown the meatballs, heat olive oil in a heavy pot or large skillet over medium-high heat.

Spaghetti and Meatballs instructions

  1. Mix all meatball ingredient in a bowl until it is fully combined. Shape meatballs in a golf ball size..
  2. Put olive oil in a pan. Than fry the meatballs until outside of the meat is browned. You don't have to cook completely. You will be cooking it with sauce after. But if you like your meat fully cooked. Go for it. After you finished cooking transport the meat somewhere else. And don't pour the remaining things in the pan..
  3. Add olive oil in to a pot. Than add garlic and onion. Cook them until they are trancelucent. Add the red pepper flakes. Then pour the tomato puree. Combine all ingredients. Pour the juices from the meat's pan. Than cook until it's boiling. When it is boiling reduce the heat and let it simmer. When simmering add basil and bay leaf. Cook it for 15 minutes..
  4. Add parmesan cheese to the mixture and stir it. Put the meatballs in to the sauce. And cook for 20 minutes. With the meat sauce will be mkre flavorful and meat will be tender. And prepare the pasta for cooking..
  5. Boil some water in a pot. Add some salt until the water is salty as sea. When it is boiling add your pasta. And cook it..
  6. After 20 minutes remove the meatballs from the sauce. And toss the pasta into the sauce. Combine all the pasta with sauce. Then prepare the pasta for plating..
  7. Put your pasta in to a plate then add your lovely meatballs. Your foods ready..

Remove and drain on a paper towel after each batch. In the same pot, add the onions and garlic and cook for a few minutes, or until translucent. Serve hot on cooked spaghetti and pass the grated Parmesan. I make Martha's spaghetti sauce recipe from her "Comfort Food" cookbook with San Marzanos from our summer garden. I keep it in the freezer and it was outstanding with the meatballs.